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The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men

Author
Max Beerbohm
Read by
Victoria Styles
Language
English
Length
53 minutes
ISBN
9781802564471
Published
28 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • fairy tale
  • satire
  • societal expectations
  • transformation
  • authenticity
  • pretense
  • ironic charm
  • pursuit of happiness
  • whimsical
  • Lord George Hell

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Description

Dissolute Lord George Hell falls for innocent Jenny Mere and puts on a saintly mask to win her, until artifice, desire, and a fantastical transformation force him to face what truth his face can no longer hide. A witty fairy tale of pretense, happiness, and authenticity. Spoken as when the happy hypocrite still asks what a mask can make of a man who wants to be loved.

Author

Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist under the signature Max. He first became known in the 1890s as a dandy and a humorist. He was the drama critic for the Saturday Review from 1898 until 1910, when he relocated to Rapallo, Italy. In his later years he was popular for his occasional radio broadcasts. Among his best-known works is his only novel, Zuleika Dobson, published in 1911.

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