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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
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A satirical collection of linked stories mocking the wealthy elite of a fictional city, it targets high finance, religion, education, and social pretension. Readers interested in early twentieth-century humour, Canadian literature, or social satire will find it of interest.
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Butler Leacock was a Canadian teacher, political scientist, writer, and humourist. From 1915 to 1925, he was the best-known English-speaking humourist in the world.
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