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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

av Stephen Leacock

Set on Plutoria Avenue in an unnamed American city, the book follows wealthy members of the Mausoleum Club, satirizing their obsessive individualism and materialism.

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Om denne boken

"Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" by Stephen Leacock is a collection of humorous interwoven vignettes published in 1914. Set on Plutoria Avenue in an unnamed American city, the book follows wealthy members of the Mausoleum Club, satirizing their obsessive individualism and materialism. This companion work to "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town" ranks among Leacock's most scathing and funniest works, penetrating upper-class sham with cheerful satire. The book became extremely popular in North America and even a bestseller in the Soviet Union.

Detaljer

Format
EPUB
Språk
Engelsk
Omfang
223 sider
Utgitt
1. januar 1914

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