Degré Alajos novellái (3. kötet)

A volume of short stories chronicles provincial life and social manners through compact narratives that contrast urban vanity with rural obligations. One tale follows a young heir who, returning to an inherited country estate, pours money into lavish renovations, neglects agricultural duties, and stages frequent entertainments, while his father responds with threats to withdraw the inheritance and press for a marriage to a well-placed young woman. Other stories similarly examine the effects of money, fashion, and romantic yearning on character and community, combining satiric observation with scenes of domestic management, social gossip, and moral admonition.