Mr. Petre

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A middle-aged man returns from a long stay abroad and, overtaken by peculiar absentmindedness, loses his belongings and drifts into a series of comic and satirical encounters with public figures and social elites. The narrative blends farce with keen social observation as he struggles with financial worry, awkward reintegration into domestic life, and sudden public attention. Episodic chapters use witty caricature and institutional satire, staging scenes of dispute and absurdity while prompting understated reflections on identity, responsibility, and the social consequences of misplaced trust.

Transcriber’s Note:

Words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text. These have been left unchanged. Dialect, obsolete and alternative spellings were not changed. The caption for the illustration on page 218 and related entry in the list of illustrations may have a typographical error of “Thomas” for “Thompson.”

Final stops and quotation marks missing at the end of sentences were added. One footnote was moved to follow the paragraph in which its related anchor occurs.

The following items were changed:

A table of contents was added for convenience of readers.
Changed “be” to “he” ... he kept his own counsel ...