The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 2 (of 3)

"The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, Volume 2 (of 3)" by Alain René Le Sage, is a funny book from the 1700s about a young man named Gil Blas who is seeking wealth and a good life and getting into all sorts of silly situations. In the book, Gil Blas starts a job as a fancy servant for a strange noble named Don Gonzales Pacheco. He meets interesting people such as the Marchioness of Chaves, who likes to host parties for smart and rich people. Gil Blas helps the reader to observe high society and deals with tricky love situations, contrasting what people only pretend to be versus who they are. The book uses humor to discuss society in a witty way, and the reader hopes that many more exciting adventures will occur.