Parodies of Ballad Criticism (1711-1787) A Comment Upon the History of Tom Thumb, 1711, by William Wagstaffe; The Knave of Hearts, 1787, by George Canning - Canning, George, 1770-1827; Wagstaffe, William, 1685-1725; Wimsatt, William K. (William Kurtz), 1907-1975 [Editor]