The Double-Dealer: A Comedy by William Congreve

"The Double-Dealer: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a comic play first produced in 1693. When Mellefont prepares to marry Cynthia, he faces unexpected enemies: Lady Touchwood, who desires him for herself, and Maskwell, his supposed friend who secretly plots to steal his bride. Through deception and manipulation, Maskwell turns families against each other, leading Lord Touchwood to disinherit Mellefont. This Restoration comedy explores betrayal, jealousy, and schemes that threaten to destroy lives and fortunes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Congreve, William, 1670-1729
Editor Street, G. S. (George Slythe), 1867-1936
Title The Double-Dealer: A Comedy
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_Dealer
Credits Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject English drama (Comedy)
Subject Comedy plays
Category Text
EBook-No. 1191
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 7, 2008
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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