Science Fiction & FantasyThe Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired MenMax Beerbohm

Science Fiction & Fantasy

The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men

A lighter, more humorous response to Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," it follows Lord George Hell, a worldly dandy who falls desperately in love with an innocent dancer.

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"The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men" by Sir Max Beerbohm is a short story first published in 1896. A lighter, more humorous response to Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," it follows Lord George Hell, a worldly dandy who falls desperately in love with an innocent dancer. When she refuses to marry anyone without a saint's face, he makes a bold decision involving deception and disguise. What follows is an unexpected journey of transformation that questions whether true love can change a person from the inside out.

Format: EPUB
Language: English
Length: 39 pages
Published: 1 January 1896