R C EvartsAuthor is long-deceased. A new foreword for this edition was written by The Harvard Lampoon, an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 at Harvard University. It is the world's longest-running humor magazine still in publication. The organizaion also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody Bored of the Rings) and parodies of national magazines such as Entertainment Weekly and Sports Illustrated. The organization licensed the Lampoon name to National Lampoon, begun by Harvard Lampoon graduates in 1970. Read More Read Less