01833cam a22003733u 4500 47604 UtSlPG 20260610134108.0 m cr n 260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 25005579 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Cowley, Hannah, 1743-1809 The Belle's Stratagem Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2014 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle%27s_Stratagem Release date is 2014-12-08 E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team "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.) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama London (England) -- Drama English drama -- 18th century https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47604 88443 88443