TY - BOOK AU - Farquhar,George AU - Inchbald,Mrs TI - The Recruiting Officer AV - PR PY - 2011/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - English drama (Comedy) KW - English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 KW - Military towns -- Drama KW - Recruiting and enlistment -- Drama KW - Shrewsbury (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recruiting_Officer; Release date is 2011-08-08; Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar is a play written in 1706. It follows two English Army officers—the womanizing Captain Plume and the cowardly Captain Brazen—as they recruit soldiers in Shrewsbury. Their military mission becomes entangled with romantic pursuits and social schemes. Sylvia disguises herself as a male recruit to be near Plume, while Worthy attempts to win back the now-wealthy Melinda. Through mistaken identities, dubious recruiting tactics, and romantic rivalries, the play weaves together the complications of love and ambition in this Restoration comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37012 ER -