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Books Written as Parodies but They Outlived the Things They Parodied

Did you know Lord of the Flies was actually a parody of popular books written back in the 1940s and 50s? What about Northanger Abbey and Don Quixote? These books were originally written to make fun of trends, but the books ended up being far more popular and beloved in the long term than the stuff they sought to skewer.
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
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The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
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Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
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A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide (Voltaire)
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Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
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Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
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The Torrents of Spring (Ernest Hemingway)
The Torrents of Spring (Ernest Hemingway)
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Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
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A Cool Million (Nathanael West)
A Cool Million (Nathanael West)
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Night Train (Martin Amis)
Night Train (Martin Amis)
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