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Category: Parody/Spoof/Satire

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1871, Sketchley, A. [Rose, G.] , Mrs Brown on the Battle of Dorking

Arthur Sketchley [George Rose] (1871) Mrs Brown on the Battle of Dorking

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1803, Gillray, J. , French Invasion or Buonaparte Landing in Great Britain

Satirical prints by James Gillray It is worth remembering that while this site concentrates on invasion scare stories of the Victorian and […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1871, Anonymous , Punch – The Battle of Dorking

Anonymous (1871) The Battle of Dorking – Punch 20th May 1871

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1908, Anonymous – Punch , Essence of Parliament 

Anonymous (1908) Essence of Parliament – Punch, July 15, 1908 A satirical sketch of Parliamentary proceedings. Available online at: https://archive.org/stream/punchvol134a135lemouoft#page/n561/mode/2up

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1909, Anonymous – Punch – The Invaders 

Anonymous – Punch (1909) The Invaders – Punch, 17th March 1909 Another satirical piece in Punch satirising the stories of Le Queux […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1909, Hawke, N. , The Invasion That Did Not Come Off 

Napier Hawke (1909) The Invasion That Did Not Come Off The Invasion That Did Not Come Off by an author named Napier […]

Aerial Warfare, Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1909, Milne A.A. , The Secret of the Army Aeroplane 

A. A. Milne (1909) The Secret of the Army Aeroplane – Punch 26th May 1909 Note: the year is misquoted by I.F. […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1906, Oldmeadow, E. , The North Sea Bubble: A Fantasia 

Ernest Oldmeadow (1906) The North Sea Bubble: A Fantasia A post “Battle of Dorking” spoof. Ernest Oldmeadow’s earlier North Sea Bubble (1906) […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1909, Wodehouse, P. G. ,  The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England 

The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England, by P. G. Wodehouse A comic short novel satirizing the genre of invasion literature. The […]

Parody/Spoof/Satire, Works

1910, Anonymous, Punch – Strength at the Helm 

Anonymous (1910) Strength at the Helm – Punch 7th December 1910. A satirical article on German Spies. Available online at: https://archive.org/stream/punchvol138a139lemouoft#page/902/mode/2up

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