The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes

Name: The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes
Author: Alfred Bruce Douglas

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CEFR level: C1
Length: 11 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

A placid pug leads a dull, uneventful life in the park, unaware of the fierce struggles beyond his world. These playful, reflective poems explore contrasts between complacency and striving, nature and society, with wit and gentle satire.

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