Project Gutenberg 2012-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 199 Grundy, Sydney 1848 1914 A Fool's Paradise: An Original Play in Three Acts Paul Haxo "A Fool's Paradise: An Original Play in Three Acts" by Sydney Grundy is a theatrical play written in the late 19th century. The play centers around the lives of several characters, including Philip Selwyn, a seemingly happy man who is married to Beatrice Selwyn. The initial acts establish relationships, romantic entanglements, and hint at underlying tensions, particularly regarding family secrets and the dynamics of love and duty that will unfold throughout the story. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to Philip Selwyn and a budding romance between Tom Verinder and Mildred, Philip's sister. As Philip struggles with an undisclosed affliction, his interactions with family and friends reveal both humorous exchanges and deeper emotional currents. Tom seeks Mildred's affection, and Sir Peter Lund, a physician, is drawn into the lives of the Selwyns, suggesting a mix of comic elements with more serious undertones involving social status and familial loyalty. The opening lays the groundwork for themes of love, deception, and the consequences of one's choices, setting the stage for the complexities that will unravel in the ensuing acts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41647/41647-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- 19th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 236088 2025-08-17T03:48:21.961181 text/html 220172 2024-10-23T13:00:47 text/html 637342 2025-08-17T03:48:28.955159 application/epub+zip 641541 2025-08-17T03:48:23.126177 application/epub+zip 263477 2025-08-17T03:48:22.556184 application/epub+zip 746592 2025-08-17T03:48:32.062169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796948 2025-08-17T03:48:28.378162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419404 2022-09-19T05:24:31.693509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146877 2025-08-17T03:48:20.956223 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127048 2024-10-23T13:00:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15777 2025-08-17T03:48:32.204139 application/rdf+xml 22427 2025-08-17T03:48:22.660205 image/jpeg 3054 2025-08-17T03:48:22.608199 image/jpeg 635307 2025-08-17T03:48:21.990197 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