Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody

"Old Friends: Essays in Epistolary Parody" by Andrew Lang is a funny collection of make-believe letters between famous characters from classic books, written in the late 1800s. The book imagines what it would be like if characters from different stories knew each other, making fun of their personalities and how they acted, while also making jokes about society back then. It starts with Lang wondering if characters like Clive Newcome and Arthur Pendennis, who are from different books by the same author, ever met. This idea leads to a bunch of funny letters that look at friendship, memories, and how different stories are connected, which makes the whole book light and fun to read.