Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich

By Stephen Leacock and Leacock Stephen

Book Overview

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.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1022918419
• ISBN13: 9781022918412
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: Anson Street Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Not a great gift for your CEO, unless they self depricate well.

Great insight into the rich, powerful, educated and vain that will make you laugh at them and at the same time understand them better and see your own tendencies in that direction on occasion. This should be a must read for anyone that is employed by a country club or works in direct service to the elite. It might help the world if all our educators, CEOs and politicians were forced to read it as well. As Vanity, Superiority and Greed never seem to leave us this book will be a treasure to keep handy and pass down from one generation to the next. If you can't beat them, might as well laugh at them.