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[Anonymous No.13398368]

Best short novels, novellas, short stories and poems about luxurious parties and high society, about the finer things in life, about good food and fashionable hobbies.

Poems that deal with this diamond of a world are especially welcomed.

>Note: the more modern the setting, the better

I’m thinking on things like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Rules of Civility.

I would also enjoy books on themes like Carnival and the world upside down, like Wise Children, Volpone, Twelfth Night, and a feeling like this song:

Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade . . .
Masquerade!
Hide your face,
so the world will
never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade . . .
Masquerade!
Look around -
there's another
mask behind you!
Flash of mauve . . .
Splash of puce . . .
Fool and king . . .
Ghoul and goose . . .
Green and black . . .
Queen and priest . . .
Trace of rouge . . .
Face of beast . . .
Faces . . .
Take your turn, take a ride
on the merry-go-round . . .
in an inhuman race . . .
Eye of gold . . .
Thigh of blue . . .
True is false . . .
Who is who . . .?
Curl of lip . . .
Swirl of gown . . .
Ace of hearts . . .
Face of clown . . .
Faces . . .
Drink it in, drink it up,
till you've drowned
in the light . . .
in the sound . . .
RAOUL/CHRISTINE
But who can name the face . . .?
ALL
Masquerade!
Grinning yellows,
spinning reds . . .
Masquerade!
Take your fill -
let the spectacle
astound you!
Masquerade!
Burning glances,
turning heads . . .
Masquerade!
Stop and stare
at the sea of smiles
around you!
Masquerade!
Seething shadows
breathing lies . . .
Masquerade!
You can fool
any friend who
ever knew you!
Masquerade!
Leering satyrs,
peering eyes . . .
Masquerade!
Run and hide -
but a face will
still pursue you!

[Anonymous No.13398414]

Wodehouse’s corpus
Eugene Onegin
Certain John Betjeman poems; dude had a hardon for high society.

[Anonymous No.13398496]

>>13398368
Read Maupassant

[Anonymous No.13398499]

>>13398496

Any specific set of stories for me to start with him? (5-6 of the stories you think that fit more with my request).

Thank you.

>>13398414

Thank you too

[Anonymous No.13398504]

Fitzgerald in general.

[Anonymous No.13399013]

>>13398368

bump