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The Reign of Gilt

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A sustained critique of concentrated wealth and its cultural effects, portraying an upper class marked by ostentation, political influence, and social pretensions that distort public life. The first half surveys elite manners, youth shaped by money, caste pressures, and the social costs of economic dominance. The second half contrasts these tendencies with the spread of democratic ideas, exploring equality, civic responsibility, education, and a redefinition of success and character. Overall the work presents democracy as a broad, inevitable social force that challenges corruption, demands justice, and reshapes institutions and ideals for the future.

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Title: The Reign of Gilt

Author: David Graham Phillips

Release date: January 27, 2021 [eBook #64402]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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THE REIGN OF GILT

THE
REIGN OF GILT

BY
DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS

New York
JAMES POTT & CO.
1905

Copyright, 1905, by James Pott & Co.

ENTERED AT STATIONERS’ HALL, LONDON


First Impression, September, 1905