Restoration and 18th-century plays

4 books

All for Love; Or, The World Well Lost: A TragedyJohn Dryden · 1677A tragedy in verse by John Dryden, first published in 1677, retelling the story of Antony and Cleopatra. Subtitled "The World Well Lost," the play reworks Shakespeare's famous subject in the French classical style, focusing on the lovers' final days.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

She Stoops to Conquer; Or, The Mistakes of a Night: A ComedyOliver Goldsmith · 1773A five-act comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first staged in 1773, about a young man tricked into mistaking a country gentleman's house for an inn, leading to mistaken identities involving the Hardcastle family and their prospective marriage plans.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777A 1777 comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, satirizing gossip, hypocrisy, and high society slander. This edition presents the text as Sheridan wrote it, based on his manuscript.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Way of the WorldWilliam Congreve · 1700A comedy of manners in five acts, first performed in 1700, following the romantic entanglements and social intrigues of Mirabell, Mrs. Millamant, Lady Wishfort, and other fashionable London society figures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية