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 1880. Giles titled the story "Dr Tsêng's Dream". Subsequent translators of the story have included Sidney L. Sondergard, who included "A Sequel to the Yellow Millet Dream" in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" (2008). The central theme of "A Sequel to the Yellow Millet Dream" is materialism, with the emboldened message of "moral conscience over the consciousness of the transience of human life"; Chang and Chang (1998) posit that the dream experienced by Zeng is a metaphor for the impermanence of life. The original "ethos (of the Yellow Millet Dream)" is not conveyed in Pu's story, however he does refer to