Excerpt from The Ship of Fools, Vol. 1
Neighbours and enemies. Now the 'ship of Fools' 13 just such a satire which ordinary people would read, and read with pleasure. They might feel a slight twinge now and then, but they would put down the book at the end, and thank God that they were not like other men. There is a chapter on Misers - and who would not gladly give a.
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