Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 139 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Greiffenhagen, Maurice 1862 1931 Greiffenhagen, Maurice William Richards, Amy, active 1896-1918 Sullivan, James Frank 1853 1936 Sullivan, J. (James) Sullivan, Jas. F. An Adulteration Act The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 10. Produced by David Widger "An Adulteration Act" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. This piece unfolds its comedic narrative through the misadventures of Dr. Frank Carson and his friend, solicitor Harry Thomson, who unexpectedly find themselves aboard a ship under dubious circumstances. The story cleverly satirizes issues surrounding class and authority, illustrating how two professional men can be reduced to the status of mere ship hands due to their drunken misbehavior. In the story, Dr. Carson and Mr. Thomson awaken to discover they have been mistakenly shanghaied onto a vessel, believing themselves to be the esteemed doctor and solicitor of Melbourne. The captain, furious at their appearance and behavior, forces them to work aboard as cook and able seaman, a role they are ill-suited for. With each humorous encounter with the ship's crew, Carson’s wit leads him to take control of the situation by pretending to care for the captain's health while opportunistically charging fees for his "services." Eventually, the story culminates in their return to land, where Carson cheekily hints that the captain’s ailments were likely a result of his poor cooking, leaving a comedic impression of mastery amid chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction River life -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 51867 2025-07-05T13:20:11.093165 text/html 46475 2020-12-14T18:41:09 text/html 491974 2025-07-05T13:20:12.688143 application/epub+zip 490657 2025-07-05T13:20:11.382151 application/epub+zip 75729 2025-07-05T13:20:11.212148 application/epub+zip 526104 2025-07-05T13:20:13.859164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517896 2025-07-05T13:20:12.526133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103661 2022-09-06T18:55:00.981521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42641 2025-07-05T13:20:10.952131 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22851 2024-10-28T19:13:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43973 2020-12-14T18:41:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20574 2025-07-05T13:20:13.996115 application/rdf+xml 16615 2025-07-05T13:20:11.288125 image/jpeg 2756 2025-07-05T13:20:11.249133 image/jpeg 473313 2020-12-14T18:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 16883 2020-12-14T18:41:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 474233 2025-07-05T13:20:11.113168 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