Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich A little dinner with Mr. Lucullus Fyshe -- The wizard of finance -- The arrested philanthropy of Mr. Tomlinson -- The Yahi-Bahi Oriental Society of Mrs. Rasselyer-Brown -- The love story of Mr. Peter Spillikins -- The rival churches of St. Asaph and St. Osoph -- The ministrations of the Rev. Uttermust Dumfarthing -- The great fight for clean government. Produced by Gardner Buchanan. HTML version by Al Haines. "Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich" by Stephen Leacock is a satirical novel written in the early 20th century. The book humorously explores the lives of wealthy individuals and the absurdities of high society, particularly through the lens of the Mausoleum Club, a fictional club for the affluent. The narrative opens with a vivid description of the exclusive club, setting the tone for a series of comedic and often ludicrous events featuring characters like Mr. Lucullus Fyshe and the Duke of Dulham. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the opulence and absurdity surrounding the Mausoleum Club, where extravagant lifestyles play out against a backdrop of societal critique. The opening chapter features Mr. Lucullus Fyshe, who is dining with the Reverend Fareforth Furlong in preparation for an evening with the Duke of Dulham, a character portrayed as both aristocratic and financially troubled. The dialogue explores themes of wealth, privilege, and the disconnect between the upper classes and the everyday concerns of the common people, setting the stage for the humorous yet poignant social commentary that Leacock delivers throughout the work. As the chapter unfolds, we see the anticipation of the dinner and the unfolding interactions that highlight the absurdities of their social strata. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Satire Humorous stories Rich people -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction PS Text Humor Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 426797 423542 2024-10-02T10:54:08.888267 2023-10-02T09:29:55.108655 text/html text/html 420171 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 153111 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 238114 2024-10-02T10:54:17.753218 application/epub+zip 242596 2024-10-02T10:54:12.487281 application/epub+zip 227754 2024-10-02T10:54:11.196290 application/epub+zip 473986 2024-10-02T10:54:21.689195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458488 2024-10-02T10:54:16.934387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425857 2022-09-02T12:45:22.078883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400995 400955 2024-10-02T10:54:07.858298 2023-10-02T09:29:54.271648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 400935 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150192 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20782 2024-10-02T10:54:21.829203 application/rdf+xml 17519 2024-10-02T10:54:11.759265 image/jpeg 4056 2024-10-02T10:54:11.477261 image/jpeg 236829 2024-10-02T10:54:08.925306 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 en.wikipedia