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.
Joshua Then and Now Joshua Then and Now Joshua Then and Now is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Mordecai Richler, first published in 1980 by McClelland and Stewart. Richler adapted it into the feature film "Joshua Then and Now", starring James Woods, Alan Arkin, and Gabrielle Lazure; directed by Ted Kotcheff who had previously directed Richler's "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz". The book is a humorous, sarcastic, and strangely sentimental rendering based on his neighborhood when he was growing up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and then the triumphs and disasters of a successful writer. Joseph Heller described it as "wildly funny". Joshua Shapiro, successful