The Old Bachelor: A Comedy by William Congreve
"The Old Bachelor: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a play produced in 1693. Heartwell, a bitter bachelor who claims to scorn women, falls for Silvia and marries her—only to discover she's another man's discarded mistress. But the wedding may not be what it seems. Meanwhile, deceptions multiply as friends disguise themselves, foolish knights chase wealthy heiresses, and a young wife schemes behind her jealous husband's back. This Restoration comedy weaves together
multiple romantic intrigues where nothing is quite as it appears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Congreve, William, 1670-1729 |
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| Editor | Street, G. S. (George Slythe), 1867-1936 |
| Title | The Old Bachelor: A Comedy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (_Comedies of William Congreve_, _Volume 1_) by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.0 (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. | 1192 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1998 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 11, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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