Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707

The Beaux-Stratagem: A comedy in five acts - 1 online resource : multiple file formats

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"The Beaux-Stratagem: A comedy in five acts by George Farquhar" is a comedy first produced in 1707. Two impoverished gentlemen, Aimwell and Archer, devise a scheme to marry wealthy heiresses and restore their fortunes. Traveling to Lichfield, they target the beautiful Dorinda, with Archer posing as Aimwell's servant to deceive the locals. Complications arise when Aimwell genuinely falls in love, the innkeeper's daughter pursues Archer, and a band of thieves plots to rob their intended targets, threatening their carefully laid plans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays

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