Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Shield

Release date is 2012-10-12

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"The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts" by Sydney Grundy is a comedy first produced in 1885. Two married couples find themselves separated through misunderstood letters—each possessing only fragments of crucial correspondence that would resolve their fears. The complications deepen when the abandoned wife appears infatuated with the estranged husband from the other couple. Through witty dialogue and ingenious plotting, Grundy weaves a theatrical intrigue where half-truths threaten marriages and only complete revelations can restore harmony. Critics praised its cleverness while questioning whether its improbable coincidences could sustain lasting success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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