Gullible's Travels, Etc.

"Gullible's Travels, Etc.," is a sharp and witty collection of short stories by the celebrated American humorist Ring Lardner. Through a series of five interconnected narratives, Lardner skewers the social aspirations and pretensions of the American middle class during the early 20th century. The stories follow a working-class narrator and his wife as they attempt to navigate the treacherous waters of high society, from the opera houses of Chicago to the elite vacation spots of Palm Beach a...