Project Gutenberg 2009-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 102 Curtis, Wardon Allan 1867 1940 Curtis, W. A. (Wardon Allan) 03025883 The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton" by Wardon Allan Curtis is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Mr. Edward Middleton, a young man who encounters unexpected and whimsical adventures after meeting the enigmatic Emir Achmed Ben Daoud, who introduces him to a world filled with peculiar characters and intriguing situations. The novel presents a blend of humor, fantasy, and social commentary as it explores themes of chance encounters and the adventures that come with stepping outside of one’s comfort zone. At the start of the tale, we meet Edward Middleton on a rainy night in Chicago, who seeks shelter in a mysterious shop. There, he is drawn into the world of the Emir, who becomes impressed with Middleton and offers him friendship along with gifts that lead to further escapades. Through their interactions, Middleton is given a copy of the Koran and an ornate Arabian outfit, both of which lead him into unexpected challenges and humorous situations, including a masquerade and encounters with eccentric characters that further complicate his life. This narrative sets the stage for a series of adventures where Middleton navigates the complexities of charm, wit, and the unforeseen consequences of his new connections. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories Tales PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 417428 417437 2024-09-12T06:14:24.448363 2023-09-12T09:43:39.854514 text/html text/html 415239 2021-01-04T16:49:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 569668 2021-01-04T16:49:31 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 362456 2024-09-12T06:14:31.379274 application/epub+zip 358941 2024-09-12T06:14:25.568301 application/epub+zip 232999 2024-09-12T06:14:25.009317 application/epub+zip 385221 2024-09-12T06:14:36.303280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346457 2024-09-12T06:14:30.819272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285471 2022-09-13T05:50:06.332211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372214 372114 2024-09-12T06:14:23.799297 2023-09-12T09:43:39.261490 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 372099 2021-01-04T16:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144509 2021-01-04T16:49:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 372098 2021-01-04T16:49:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144464 2021-01-04T16:49:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20205 2024-09-12T06:14:36.460241 application/rdf+xml 23846 2024-09-12T06:14:25.110346 image/jpeg 3931 2024-09-12T06:14:25.059304 image/jpeg 569328 2024-09-12T06:14:24.491320 application/octet-stream application/zip 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