1066 and All That Matthew Sturgis' book "1992 and All This" (Macmillan, 1991) is a "humorous look at Europe in preparation for 1992 when Britain officially becomes part of the Continent. Much of the humour focuses on the differences between the British and the Europeans." Malcolm Knox's 2009 book "1788 Words or Less" gives a Sellar and Yeatman-esque twist to the history of Australia. 1066 and All That 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates is a tongue-in-cheek reworking of the history of England.
A Sequel to the Yellow Millet Dream Mei-Kao Kow lauds Pu for expanding upon his predecessors' efforts, while pointing out the story's similarity to a story from "Taiping Guangji". Sondergard describes the story as a demonstration of Pu's contempt for "unworthy" pseudo-scholars like the "smug" Zeng. A Sequel to the Yellow Millet Dream "A Sequel to the Yellow Millet Dream" (), also translated as "Dr Tsêng's Dream", is a short story written by Chinese author Pu Songling in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (1740). The story revolves around an ambitious scholar whose dreams of becoming prime minister apparently come true, and his subsequent fall from grace.