Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The Shaving of Shagpat

George Meredith's early satirical fantasy, presented as an Arabian Nights-style tale, follows a barber's apprentice on a quest to shave the mystical Shagpat and restore harmony. It offers an allegorical exploration of truth and illusion.

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