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Contemporary Fiction · 2014 · G

The Camel's Back Illustrated

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A man in a camel costume at a masquerade ball accidentally proposes and ends up married — a Jazz Age comedy of errors.

ForAll agesGenreContemporary FictionLength32 pagesRead time~0.5 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Period drinking at the masquerade ball

Emotional Intensity

None

Light comedic themes of mistaken identity and Jazz Age social comedy

What this book is about

Fitzgerald's 1920 short story from Tales of the Jazz Age is a light, comedic Jazz Age farce. Absolutely clean and appropriate for all ages. A charming minor work.

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