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The Picaroons

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First published: 1904
Pages: 151

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About this book

The Picaroons written by Gelett Burgess and Will Irwin shares with us a collection of exaggerated tales, thrilling escapades, and satirical elements. The book features the adventures of a band of eccentrics in San Francisco. The characters in the narrative are individuals at the fringes of society, each possessing their own distinctive idiosyncrasies and personas.

About the author

Gelett Burgess

Gelett Burgess worked as a humorist, illustrator, editor, and writer within the literary culture of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. He became widely known for playful verse and for experimenting with language, but his fiction also used satire to examine urban types and social performance.