The Alchemist

A 1610 comedy by Ben Jonson, this play satirizes the follies of its age, following the schemes of a con artist who uses claims of alchemy to exploit gullible Londoners while the master is away from his house.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›Early English plays to 1660›Comedies and tragicomedies

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›Early English plays to 1660