Project Gutenberg 2003-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 153 Morley, Christopher 1890 1957 Morley, Christopher Darlington Haley, Bart 1876 Haley, Bartley In the Sweet Dry and Dry Produced by Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines "In the Sweet Dry and Dry" by Christopher Morley and Bart Haley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story embarks on a whimsical journey involving the characters Dunraven Bleak, the managing editor of a newspaper, and Virgil Quimbleton, a mysterious man from the Corporation for the Perpetuation of Happiness. The narrative unfolds in a satirical exploration of Prohibition's oddities, as it highlights themes of merriment and absurdity in a world where alcohol is banned. The opening of the book introduces Dunraven Bleak at his newspaper office on a warm summer evening, where he is approached by the enigmatic Quimbleton. Quimbleton presents Bleak with a cache of ingredients for mint juleps, which ignites a mix of suspense and excitement amidst the prohibition context. As Bleak contemplates the moral implications of accepting the offered drinks, the chapter sets the tone for the ensuing adventure, blending humor with a critique of societal norms. Following this curious encounter, the narrative hints at further escapades as Bleak ventures to Quimbleton's residence, introducing an engaging premise of defiance against the restrictive liquor laws and the character's unwitting involvement in a larger scheme of happiness and rebellion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Satire Humorous stories Prohibition -- Fiction PN Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 197135 2025-07-02T10:11:49.078763 text/html 189436 2020-12-27T20:47:07 text/html 157427 2025-07-02T10:11:55.319720 application/epub+zip 158433 2025-07-02T10:11:51.831755 application/epub+zip 145319 2025-07-02T10:11:50.727778 application/epub+zip 292950 2025-07-02T10:11:57.771847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285882 2025-07-02T10:11:54.562728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245475 2022-09-02T13:41:15.779635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177210 2025-07-02T10:11:48.613775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177214 2020-12-27T20:47:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19168 2025-07-02T10:11:57.899731 application/rdf+xml 13507 2025-07-02T10:11:51.235781 image/jpeg 3670 2025-07-02T10:11:50.975740 image/jpeg 73868 2020-12-27T20:47:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 71809 2020-12-27T20:47:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 153373 2025-07-02T10:11:49.094761 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