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Auld Licht Idylls: Better Dead
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ISBN13: 9781025290805
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Auld Licht Idylls: Better Dead brings together two seminal early works by the celebrated Scottish author J. M. Barrie, showcasing the remarkable range of his literary voice from poignant rural realism to sharp social satire. In Auld Licht Idylls, Barrie presents a series of evocative sketches detailing life in the fictionalized village of Thrums. These stories provide a vivid window into the rigid religious traditions and daily struggles of the Auld Licht sect, capturing the humor and heartache of a close-knit Scottish community with masterful observation and dry wit.
Complementing these rural sketches is Better Dead, Barrie's first published book and a daring departure in tone. This dark satirical novella follows an ambitious young man who joins the Society for Doing Without Some People, a secret organization dedicated to the ethical assassination of celebrities at the peak of their fame to prevent their eventual decline. Through this biting commentary, Barrie explores themes of ambition and the fickle nature of public success. Together, these works reveal the foundations of Barrie's storytelling prowess, blending the whimsical and the cynical to explore the complexities of the human condition and the eccentricities of late 19th-century society.
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