The Congreve, William 1670-1729 creator Street, G. S. (George Slythe) 1867-1936 text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Old Bachelor: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a play produced in 1693. Heartwell, a bitter bachelor who claims to scorn women, falls for Silvia and marries her—only to discover she's another man's discarded mistress. But the wedding may not be what it seems. Meanwhile, deceptions multiply as friends disguise themselves, foolish knights chase wealthy heiresses, and a young wife schemes behind her jealous husband's back. This Restoration comedy weaves together multiple romantic intrigues where nothing is quite as it appears. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor Release date is 1998-02-01 Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (_Comedies of William Congreve_, _Volume 1_) by David Price Original publication data not identified English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1192 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1192 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133041.0 1192