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The Comedies of William Congreve: Volume 1 [of 2]
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Four plays offer a satirical look at family life and high society in seventeenth-century England, and are accompanied by brief discussions of each work's background
Chapters (199)
- THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE
- INTRODUCTION
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- THE OLD BACHELOR
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
- TO MR. CONGREVE.
- TO MR. CONGREVE.
- TO MR. CONGREVE, ON HIS PLAY CALLED THE OLD BACHELOR.
- PROLOGUE INTENDED FOR THE OLD BACHELOR. Written by the Lord Falkland.
- PROLOGUE. Spoken by Mrs. Bracegirdle.
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- MEN.
- WOMEN.
- ACT I.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- ACT II.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- ACT III.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE XV.
- SCENE XVI.
- SCENE XVII.
- SCENE XVIII.
- SCENE XIX.
- SCENE XX.
- SCENE XXI.
- SCENE XXII.
- ACT V.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE the Last
- A DANCE.
- EPILOGUE. Spoken by Mrs. Barry.
- THE DOUBLE-DEALER A COMEDY
- TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES MONTAGUE, ONE OF THE LORDS OF THE TREASURY.
- TO MY DEAR FRIEND MR. CONGREVE, ON HIS COMEDY CALLED THE DOUBLE-DEALER.
- PROLOGUE Spoken by Mrs. Bracegirdle.
- DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
- MEN.
- WOMEN.
- ACT I.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- ACT II.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- ACT III.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- ACT IV.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE XV.
- SCENE XVI.
- SCENE XVII.
- SCENE XVIII.
- SCENE XIX.
- SCENE XX.
- SCENE XXI.
- ACT V.
- SCENE I.
- SCENE II.
- SCENE III.
- SCENE IV.
- SCENE V.
- SCENE VI.
- SCENE VII.
- SCENE VIII.
- SCENE IX.
- SCENE X.
- SCENE XI.
- SCENE XII.
- SCENE XIII.
- SCENE XIV.
- SCENE XV.
- SCENE XVI.
- SCENE XVII.
- SCENE XVIII.
- SCENE XIX.
- SCENE XX.
- SCENE XXI.
- SCENE XXII.
- SCENE XXIII.
- SCENE the last.
- EPILOGUE Spoken by Mrs. Mountford.
- p. vii
- p. viii
- p. ix
- p. x
- p. xi
- p. xii
- p. xiii
- p. xiv
- p. xv
- p. xvi
- p. xvii
- p. xviii
- p. xix
- p. xx
- p. xxi
- p. xxii
- p. xxiii
- p. xxiv
- p. xxv
- p. xxvi
- p. xxvii
- p. xxviii
- p. xxix
- p. xxx
- p. xxxi
- p. xxxii
- p. xxxiii
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