The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For Tired Men

Max Beerbohm (1872 - 1956)

Sir Henry Maximilian "Max" Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist. The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men is a short story with moral implications. Beerbohm's tale is a lighter, more humorous version of Oscar Wilde's classic tale of moral degeneration, The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Happy Hypocrite tells the story of a man who deceives a woman with a mask in order to marry her. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction

Language: English

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Play 01 Chapter 1 David Wales
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Play 02 Chapter 2 David Wales
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Play 03 Chapter 3 David Wales
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Play 05 Chapter 5 David Wales
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