The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men by Sir Max Beerbohm
"The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men" by Sir Max Beerbohm is a short story first published in 1896. A lighter, more humorous response to Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray," it follows Lord George Hell, a worldly dandy who falls desperately in love with an innocent dancer. When she refuses to marry anyone without a saint's face, he makes a bold decision involving deception and disguise. What follows
is an unexpected journey of transformation that questions whether true love can change a person from the inside out. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Happy_Hypocrite |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Masks -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 36497 |
| Release Date | Jun 22, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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