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Historical books with farce

Rules of rank and propriety can make a simple explanation socially impossible. Historical farce uses that pressure to multiply deceptions and misunderstandings, letting the effort to remain respectable create a much less respectable spectacle.

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Consider the social setting of the confusion. A household guarding appearances offers different complications from a public institution in disarray. The profiles describe the initial predicament and comic approach so you can choose your preferred scale of embarrassment.

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