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The Land of Afternoon: A Satire
The Land of Afternoon: A Satire
The Land of Afternoon: A Satire
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The Land of Afternoon is a satire about upper and middle-class Canadian society. Anybody would enjoy the story of Marjorie and her everyday life among the women of Ottawa. Marjorie goes shopping at a local Ottawa market and gets a drawer repaired. Excerpt: No one considered Marjorie at all. Each was engrossed in her part, playing a little scene in the successful Comédie Malice which has been running without a break since June 8th, 1866, in the Capital.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDigiCat
Release dateJul 21, 2022
ISBN8596547091684
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