The book "Satires and Blasphemies" is a collection of satirical texts by famous English authors J.W. Foote and Thomson James. In this book, the reader will find a satirical view of social phenomena and cultural aspects of life. The light and sharp language of the texts is aimed at exposing stupidity and hypocrisy, which is quite characteristic of the genre of satire. "Satires and blasphemies" leave the reader not only entertained, but also thinking about important issues of our time, demonstrating the skill of the authors in using irony and sarcasm to achieve deep subtextuality.