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Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781022918351
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Stephen Leacock's Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich is a sharp and witty satire on wealth and capitalism. This collection of short stories casts a critical yet humorous eye on the lives of the idle rich and the financial world they inhabit. Leacock, a master of satire, exposes the absurdities and excesses of a society obsessed with money and status.
Through keen observation and clever prose, the author dissects the culture of capitalists and financiers, offering a timeless commentary on social and economic inequality. Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich remains a relevant and insightful exploration of the human condition, presented with a generous dose of humor. This meticulously prepared print edition offers a fresh opportunity to experience Leacock's enduring masterpiece. A classic work of humorous fiction and social observation.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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