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100 1 _aBelloc, Hilaire,
_d1870-1953
245 1 0 _aMore Peers : Verses
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-11-07
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Greg Bergquist, some images courtesy of The Internet Archive and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"More Peers: Verses by Hilaire Belloc" is a collection of humorous poetry written in the early 20th century. The book features a series of light-hearted verses that portray various fictional nobility and their comical mishaps, all while reflecting Belloc's sharp wit and social commentary. Through this whimsical approach, the poems offer a critique of the aristocracy and their eccentricities. In "More Peers," Belloc introduces a variety of noble characters, each with their own amusing story. From Lord Roehampton, who suffers from a vocal cord injury during a political endeavor, to Lord Chase, who becomes embroiled in a libel case, the poems blend humor with subtle critique of social norms. Other characters include the hapless Lord Epsom, who has a misadventure with a horse, and Lord Lucky, whose sudden rise to wealth results from an accidental shooting. Each verse encapsulates the idiosyncrasies and follies of nobility, culminating in a delightful tapestry that both entertains and provokes thought about the nature of privilege in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aNonsense verses
653 _aHumorous poetry
700 1 _aB. T. B.
_q(Basil Temple Blackwood),
_d1870-1917
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27182
999 _c68091
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