The Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637 creator Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough) 1853-1927 Johnson, William Savage 1877-1942 text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Devil is an Ass" by Ben Jonson is a Jacobean comedy first performed in 1616. When a minor devil named Pug begs to visit Earth, Satan warns him that London's vices have grown too sophisticated for a simple demon. Sent to plague the foolish Fabian Fitzdottrel, Pug finds himself hopelessly outmatched by cunning swindlers and charming gallants who converge on his master. As confidence men spin elaborate schemes and pursue Fitzdottrel's virtuous wife, the hapless devil discovers that human corruption far exceeds anything Hell has to offer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Is_an_Ass Release date is 2015-10-07 Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50150 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50150 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134143.0 50150