Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 94 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The Cheerful Smugglers Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Cheerful Smugglers" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous novel written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around the Fenelby family, particularly Tom and Laura, as they devise a whimsical domestic tariff system to save money for their baby, Bobberts, in hopes of funding his future education. The story unfolds through their quirky domestic interactions, which reveal the dynamics of family life, the absurdities of their plans, and entertaining exchanges influenced by the notion of taxation applied to household purchases. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the Fenelby family, where the father, Mr. Fenelby, proposes a unique concept for raising funds for Bobberts’ education: implementing a domestic tariff, where they will tax themselves for every item brought into the house. The planning and brainstorming unfold in a playful tone, showcasing the quirky personalities of Tom and Laura as they navigate saving money while also managing their household, including a humorous dynamic with their servant Bridget. Their domestic tariff leads to comedic situations, particularly as the family prepares to welcome guests, indicating the potential chaos that will ensue as they apply their unconventional savings plan to everyday life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Family life -- Fiction Saving and investment -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 208318 208275 2024-09-11T12:40:35.771978 2023-09-12T06:31:43.764242 text/html text/html 217701 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 497595 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 549372 2024-09-11T12:40:39.428959 application/epub+zip 547371 2024-09-11T12:40:36.386976 application/epub+zip 144729 2024-09-11T12:40:36.058972 application/epub+zip 627438 2024-09-11T12:40:42.012963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596351 2024-09-11T12:40:39.070965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195020 2022-09-12T13:53:14.911267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173703 173514 2024-09-11T12:40:35.309985 2023-09-12T06:31:43.228235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173496 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 62690 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 173487 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 62671 2021-01-04T10:42:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21390 2024-09-11T12:40:42.158925 application/rdf+xml 28806 2024-09-11T12:40:36.136959 image/jpeg 4505 2024-09-11T12:40:36.097987 image/jpeg 503303 2024-09-11T12:40:35.811969 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia