Doctor Scratch and Other Plays (Paperback)

Three French comedies revolving around marriage, misidentification, medicine--and money DOCTOR SCRATCH, by Noel le Breton, is a clever and hilarious farce, in which love becomes hopelessly entangled in the attempts by the characters to improve their declining financial situations. THE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Alain-Rene Lesage, the well-known novelist, two criminals manage to insert themselves as valets to several young men looking to marry the daughters of wealthy families--and decide to abscond with the dowry themselves In THE FORFEITURE, by Charles Dufresny, a handsome young man is constricted in his marriage prospects by the fact that his two maiden-lady aunts control the family fortune, which can only be forfeited to him if they marry. Another valet takes charge by seducing both women in different guises. Three very funny--and very modern--takes on the art and science of romancing

General

Imprint:	Borgo Press,The
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	April 2013
Authors:	Alain-Rene Le Sage • Charles Du Fresny
Editors:	Frank J. Morlock
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-4794-0076-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4794-0076-9
Barcode:	9781479400768

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