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Black Mischief by Evelyn Waugh · Booklabria

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Black Mischief

Children's fictionHumorous

Black Mischief

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First published: 1800
Language: English
Editions: 57

Synopsis

A biting satire about an African Emperor, educated at an English public school, who unilaterally decides to modernize his backward nation and brings in an English friend assist him, giving him the title Minister for Modernization.

Subjects: Children's fiction
Humorous
Satire
Imperialism
Primitive societies
Set in: Africa
Time: 1930'S

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