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Lyre and Lancet
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781023238847
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 28 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
F. Anstey's Lyre and Lancet: A Story in Scenes offers a sharp and enduring satire of Victorian England's social life and customs. This comedic drama dissects the foibles of 19th-century society with wit and precision. Through a series of carefully constructed scenes, Anstey exposes the absurdities and hypocrisies of the era, providing a fascinating glimpse into a world of rigid social structures and peculiar traditions.
A masterful work of social satire, Lyre and Lancet remains relevant for its insightful commentary on human nature and the dynamics of social interaction. This meticulously prepared print edition revives a classic of Victorian literature, allowing readers to rediscover the humor and wisdom embedded in Anstey's observations. Explore the nuances of a bygone era through this engaging and thought-provoking story.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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