Barth, John2017-01-302017-01-301960http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/147517https://digitallibrary.punjab.gov.pk/handle/1/5894821 p.This parody of the historical novel takes its title from a satirical poem published in 1708 by Ebenezer Cooke, with Cooke being the protagonist of this work. A written work for writers' enjoyment, the novel's black humor is derived from its purposeful misuse of conventional literary devices.enFictionBook