Résumé
Les guêpes — séries 1 & 2 is a collection of essays by Alphonse Karr.
The author states his intent is to provide a "frank and inexorable" critique of men and affairs of the time, judging people and events as they unfold.
The work is a satirical commentary on contemporary society and politics, written for the author's "unknown friends" who share his wit and good sense.