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The Fable of the Search for the Holy Grill
A hired hand Ransom seeks life in the city beyond a country Menu. He moves from farm fare to elite boarding houses to hotels with art, then back to kin for real American chow. The tale mocks class pretensions and ends with a moral about rushing toward civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swain
Ransom
G. M
Metropolis
Lord Cornwallis
George Washington
Ranse
Louie
Bedford
Indiana
Smilax
Ransom Peabody
Kim