CAPER-SAUCE A VOLUME OF CHIT-CHAT ABOUT MEN, WOMEN AND THINGS

"Caper-Sauce" is a pleasing and satirical brief tale written by Fanny Fern, the pen call of nineteenth-century American writer Sara Payson Willis Parton. The narrative humorously critiques societal norms and gender roles ordinary in Victorian America. The story revolves around the character Mrs. Hopestill Brown, a seemingly traditional woman who adheres to the expectancies placed upon women in her society. However, the plot takes a surprising flip when Mrs. Brown comes to a decision to stri...