The Comic English Grammar: A New and Facetious Introduction to the English Tongue is a spirited parody of the nineteenth-century grammar manual, converting rules of syntax, etymology, and prosody into occasions for wit. Written in mock-instructional prose, it mimics the solemn authority of schoolroom handbooks while exposing the absurdities of pedantry and linguistic prescription. Its comic definitions, burlesque examples, and playful classifications place it within the Victorian tradition of humorous didactic writing, especially the culture of periodical satire associated with Punch. Percival Leigh was a physician by training but made his reputation as a comic writer, journalist, and early contributor to Punch, where his facility with verbal caricature found an ideal forum. His professional education and literary milieu help explain the book's double intelligence: it understands the structures of grammar well enough to parody them accurately, while also reflecting the era's fascination with instruction, self-improvement, and respectable linguistic correctness. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Victorian humor, the history of English grammar, and the comic dismantling of educational authority. It remains entertaining not merely as a curiosity, but as a sharp reminder that language is governed as much by usage, wit, and social performance as by rules.