Books in the satire genre. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society.
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- Jonathan Swift. A Modest Proposal
- Voltaire. Candide
- Ambrose Bierce. The Devil's Dictionary
- Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. Dead Souls
- Charles Dickens. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
- Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Kenneth Grahame. The Wind in the Willows
- Edwin A. Abbott. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
- Edgar Allan Poe. Never Bet The Devil Your Head
- Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest
