TY - BOOK AU - Sheridan,Richard Brinsley TI - The Rivals: A Comedy AV - PR PY - 2008/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - English drama (Comedy) KW - Comedy plays KW - Courtship -- Drama KW - Bath (England) -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rivals; Release date is 2008-03-06; Produced by Kent Cooper; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Rivals: A Comedy" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedy of manners first performed in 1775. Set in fashionable Bath, the play follows young Jack Absolute who disguises himself as a poor soldier to win the heart of Lydia Languish, a wealthy heiress infatuated with romantic novels. Complications arise from Lydia's word-mangling guardian Mrs. Malaprop, rival suitors, and misdelivered love letters, leading to misunderstandings, quarrels, and an impending duel that threatens to expose Jack's deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24761 ER -