Cowley, Hannah,  1743-1809 <br/><br/>
The Belle's Stratagem 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle%27s_Stratagem  Release date is 2014-12-08 
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<br/><br/> "The Belle's Stratagem" by Hannah Cowley is a romantic comedy written in 1780. When Letitia Hardy discovers her childhood betrothed Doricourt seems unmoved by her charms, she devises a bold deception to win his passionate devotion rather than settle for a loveless marriage. Meanwhile, newlyweds Sir George and Lady Frances Touchwood navigate jealousy and the corrupting influence of fashionable London society. Both plotlines converge at a climactic masquerade ball where wit, virtue, and romantic love challenge the era's social conventions about marriage and women's roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>25005579 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Comedy plays Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama London (England) -- Drama English drama -- 18th century 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR