The Miser: A Comedy (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2017
- Softcover
- New
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Print on Demand. This book is a satirical comedy that critiques and mocks miserliness. Penned by one of the pioneers of English comedy, it follows the life and tribulations of Lovegold, a stingy miser, who despite being wealthy, is so loath to spend a penny, he lives in self-imposed poverty. When Lovegold sets his sights on securing a young woman as his bride not for her beauty or kindness, but because he has heard rumors of her wealth, he employs an intermediary, Lappet, to help him charm his way into her good graces. However, Lappet has plans of her own and works against Lovegold's interest, forcing him to examine his choices and eventually leading to a satisfactory resolution. This comedic play on avarice, money, and relationships explores timeless themes, making it a classic in the literary repertoire. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- The Miser: A Comedy (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- Henry Fielding
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0259469106
- ISBN 13
- 9780259469100
- Seller catalogs
- Drama
For our own parts we do not see that comic authors should play the divines, or that a comedy should be a les son of morality; if, however the law is a good one - andit has been so decided,-the Miser must he certainly con damned, with many of his more worthy brethren; the ava rice of Lovegold is no excuse for the havery of. His son and daughter,' and the treachery of Mariana; that he is a villain, does not make them more honest, and after all it is only the triumph of many young rogues over one old one, who succeed by lying, cheating, and even down-right robbery. 0 There is also another great defect in this piece; the speech of each individual bears no distinctive mark; there is a peculiar impress which peculiarity of habit lands to language, by which every sort, or at least, class of charac ter, has its own dialect, as certain and as distinct as the dialects of Ireland and Scotland, or the patois of Venice and we invariably find our old poets - Shakspeare more particularly-attentive to this maxim. The dialects of N ym, Bardolph, and Falstafi', are as difl'erent from each other as from the dialect of Greece or Rome! Nay, even Shallow, though so nearly allied in nature and habits, is yet, in this respect, suficiently distinguished. It must, however, he allowed, that this excellence is extremely rare since the decay of the great English School, and the want of it therefore must be lightly visited in Fielding.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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