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This satirical novel tells the story of a married couple from a small town in the Midwest who travel to New York City in search of adventure. Along the way, they encounter a cast of colorful characters and experience the hedonism of the big city.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America...

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Ring W. Lardner's 1921 satirical collection The Big Town follows nouveau riche Midwestern couple Tom and Ella Finch from their hometown of South Bend, Indiana, to New York City. Their goal? To "see life" and get Ella's sister Katie a husband. Far from a simple revolt from the village, the Finches' journey provides plenty of comic material for Lardner's sharp, satiric critique of the urban/rural divide in 1920s America.

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