Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 833 Wilson, Harry Leon 1867 1939 O'Neill, Rose Cecil 1874 1944 Wilson, Rose Cecil O'Neill Latham, Rose Cecil O'Neill The Boss of Little Arcady Produced by Suzanne Shell, Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Boss of Little Arcady" by Harry Leon Wilson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around the comically dysfunctional life in the small town of Little Arcady, showcasing the antics of its absurdly unwelcome inhabitant, Colonel J. Rodney Potts, and the townspeople's schemes to rid themselves of him. The opening of the novel introduces us to Colonel Potts, a braggart and obnoxious figure whose presence the townspeople wish to escape. The townsfolk, led by the editor Solon Denney, concoct a humorous plan to convince Potts to leave by flattering him and gifting him money to start anew in a larger town. Through witty commentary and irony, the narrative explores themes of social dynamics, identity, and the absurdities of human behavior as the plot unfolds the unintended consequences of their scheme. The portrayal of the townspeople, with their various personalities and motivations, sets the stage for a lively exploration of community life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Villages -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 547849 2025-08-04T11:48:54.135626 text/html 523076 2024-10-28T17:46:46 text/html 793398 2025-08-04T11:49:04.601545 application/epub+zip 802414 2025-08-04T11:48:57.468555 application/epub+zip 293973 2025-08-04T11:48:55.709576 application/epub+zip 2495903 2025-08-04T11:49:09.675984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2455581 2025-08-04T11:49:03.091555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433779 2022-09-05T07:41:48.675299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520328 2025-08-04T11:48:53.110573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 500468 2024-10-28T17:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17151 2025-08-04T11:49:09.826967 application/rdf+xml 12987 2025-08-04T11:48:56.215552 image/jpeg 3665 2025-08-04T11:48:55.962534 image/jpeg 787313 2025-08-04T11:48:54.207563 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia