The Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The impoverished Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor and schemes to seduce two wealthy married women, Mistresses Ford and Page, for their money. When the clever wives discover his identical love letters, they plot elaborate revenge while juggling jealous husbands and suitors competing for their daughter's hand. The comedy unfolds through pranks, disguises, and misunderstandings, building toward a final humiliation in Windsor Forest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1517 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor Release date is 1999-06-01 Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama Married women -- Drama Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1781 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1781 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133049.0 1781