Project Gutenberg 2017-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 151 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The City of Pleasure: A Fantasia on Modern Themes Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_of_Pleasure_(Bennett_novel) Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The City of Pleasure: A Fantasia on Modern Themes" by Arnold Bennett is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book presents a vivid depiction of an amusement park called the City of Pleasure, showcasing the complex interplay between its founders, Josephus Ilam and Charles Carpentaria, as they navigate their ambitions and artistic visions. Central to the narrative are the mount of conflicting personalities, as well as the thrilling, and often chaotic atmosphere of their grand opening day. The opening of the novel introduces us to the bustling environment of the City of Pleasure on its inaugural day. The story begins with Carpentaria overseeing the balloon ascents, embodying a mix of excitement and determination. However, under the bright facade of this new entertainment venture, tensions simmer between him and Ilam. As the chapters unfold, we are immersed in their interactions, revealing a deeper narrative woven with themes of ambition, jealousy, and the pursuit of artistic integrity amid the spectacle. The first chapter builds a scene of anticipation as the characters and the city itself prepare for the energy of the crowd, setting the stage for drama that is yet to unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 468427 468433 2024-12-23T04:05:35.421540 2023-09-23T14:58:18.892455 text/html text/html 499480 2021-02-25T09:33:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 342957 2021-02-25T09:33:47 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 370927 2024-12-23T04:05:42.224508 application/epub+zip 378891 2024-12-23T04:05:36.446481 application/epub+zip 226986 2024-12-23T04:05:35.908586 application/epub+zip 521256 2024-12-23T04:05:46.710417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479848 2024-12-23T04:05:41.682532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329783 2022-09-25T03:16:32.476561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384935 384913 2024-12-23T04:05:33.993562 2023-09-23T14:58:17.693442 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 385181 2017-07-15T06:52:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 141173 2017-07-15T06:52:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19602 2024-12-23T04:05:46.852468 application/rdf+xml 11869 2024-12-23T04:05:36.025535 image/jpeg 2251 2024-12-23T04:05:35.965575 image/jpeg 344347 2024-12-23T04:05:35.471482 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