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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

Sheba Blake, Stephen Leacock

Publisher: Sheba Blake Publishing

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Summary

Humorist Stephen Leacock was known for targeting the excesses of the aristocratic class in his lighthearted satire. This tendency is on full display in Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, a series of stories and vignettes that mock the pomp, pretensions and silly customs of the upper classes.
Available since: 12/13/2021.

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