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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

Sheba Blake, Stephen Leacock

Casa editrice: Sheba Blake Publishing

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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.
Disponibile da: 13/12/2021.

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