Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 166 Leacock, Stephen 1869 1944 Leacock, Stephen Butler Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Satire Humorous stories Rich people -- Fiction Capitalists and financiers -- Fiction PS Text Humor Category: Humour Category: Novels 426934 2025-07-02T09:27:35.172108 text/html 420171 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/html 238183 2025-07-02T09:27:42.904047 application/epub+zip 242578 2025-07-02T09:27:38.328064 application/epub+zip 227736 2025-07-02T09:27:37.179093 application/epub+zip 473956 2025-07-02T09:27:46.353053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458488 2025-07-02T09:27:42.185081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425857 2022-09-02T12:45:22.078883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400995 2025-07-02T09:27:34.236125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 400935 2020-12-27T16:51:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19928 2025-07-02T09:27:46.489009 application/rdf+xml 17519 2025-07-02T09:27:37.682063 image/jpeg 4056 2025-07-02T09:27:37.428078 image/jpeg 153111 2020-12-27T16:51:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 150192 2020-12-27T16:51:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 236867 2025-07-02T09:27:35.204080 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