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A collection of satirical fables and short stories that employ allegory, caricature, and dark humour to critique militarism, political folly, and social conventions. Through island parables, sketches of officious public figures, and imagined reversals of gendered power, the pieces mix whimsy and bitter observation to expose how institutions and petty ambitions perpetuate violence, bureaucracy, and economic dislocation. Recurring forms include mock didactic tales, personified types, and episodic interludes that shift between comic detail and moral reflection, often ending in ironic reversal or bleak consequence. The overall tone balances playful fablecraft with pointed social critique.

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Title: Windmills: A book of fables

Author: Gilbert Cannan

Release date: July 9, 2022 [eBook #68479]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: B. W. Huebsch, 1920

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Windmills

Gilbert Cannan

WINDMILLS

A BOOK OF FABLES

BY
GILBERT CANNAN

NEW YORK     B. W. HUEBSCH, INC.     MCMXX