The book relates the goings on at The Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything - a parody of the non-fictitious British Association for the Advancement of Science. Chapters include: Public Life of Mr Tulrumble Once Mayor of Mudfog; Full Report of The First Meeting of The Mudfog Association for The Advancement of Everything; Full Report of The Second Meeting of The Mudfog Association for The Advancement of Everything; The Pantomime of Life