My Virtual Reading Room

For all SH fans, may I recommend the following parodies if you'd not come across them before:

O'Henry's "Adventures of Shamrock Jolnes"
http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/o_henry/171/

J.M. Barrie's "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators"--and do read the backstory for that one, it is quite interesting and provided right there on the site as well:
http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/barrie.html


And finally, P.G. Wodehouse's "Dudley Jones, Bore Hunter": ( a bit too silly for my taste, but quite entertaining in some parts)

This is Bulat Okudjava:
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Lyrics:
Your Excellency, Mistress Absence,
I feel chilly in your company, that's the thing,
Wait, don't tear up the note inside the envelope,
If I'm unlucky in death, I'll be lucky in love.

Your Excellency, Mistress Luck,
To some, you are kind, and to some, you are otherwise.
Wait, don't ask for nine grams of lead strike the heart,
If I'm unlucky in death, I'll be lucky in love.

Your Excellency, Mistress Victory,
That means that my song isn't quite finished yet;
You there, devils! Stop swearing on blood,
If I'm unlucky in death, I'll be lucky in love.

Originally posted by levkonoe at Ruth Sanderson - "Starlight Fairy"