The Disentanglers

Name: The Disentanglers
Author: Andrew Lang

By Andrew Lang

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Two impecunious friends devise a scheme to found an agency that discreetly intervenes in family quarrels, misguided matches, and social embarrassments by providing trained intermediaries to reconcile disputing relatives and protect fragile reputations. The narrative follows their efforts to recruit and deploy well-bred but economically precarious women as conciliators, and it presents a sequence of humorous episodes and character sketches that satirize social pretensions, marriage contests, and the limited employment options for educated women, mixing anecdote, irony, and light moral observation about human foibles and domestic peace.

About the Author

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, and literary critic, known for his contributions to folklore and mythology. He is perhaps best recognized for his work "A Collection of Ballads," which showcases his interest in traditional narratives. Lang was a prolific writer, producing numerous essays and books on various subjects, including history and literature. His literary style often blended humor with scholarly insight, making his works accessible to a broad audience. In addition to his original writings, he is celebrated for his role in popularizing fairy tales through his collections, which have become integral to the study of folklore.