About “The Voyage of Mr. Perrichon”
Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon is a comic play in four acts written by Eugène Marin Labiche and Édouard Martin. It was written during the Second Empire of France and uses humor to critique the bourgeoisie, the country's expanding railway system, and the annexation of Nice and Savoie in 1860. The play reflects the social and political context of its time through its satirical portrayal of everyday life and public institutions. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)