Le barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile by Beaumarchais

"Le barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile" by Beaumarchais is a French play written in 1773. A Spanish count falls for Rosine and disguises himself as a poor student to win her true affection. Her scheming guardian, Doctor Bartholo, keeps her locked away and plans to marry her himself. When the Count reunites with his former servant Figaro, now a barber, they devise clever schemes to outwit Bartholo and bring the lovers together in this comedic tale of disguise and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de, 1732-1799
Title Le barbier de Séville; ou, la précaution inutile
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Barber_of_Seville_(play)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Comedy plays
Subject French drama -- 18th century
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EBook-No. 36826
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