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100 1 _aHarris, Joseph
245 1 4 _aThe City Bride (1696) :
_bOr, The Merry Cuckold
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_Bride
500 _aRelease date is 2007-10-12
508 _aProduced by David Starner, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The City Bride" by Joseph Harris is a comedy written in the late 17th century. This play adapts William Rowley and John Webster's earlier work "A Cure for a Cuckold" and centers on the themes of fidelity and love, specifically through the character of Arabella who is confronting the complexities of marriage and infidelity. The opening of "The City Bride" introduces us to a festive atmosphere celebrating a wedding, with guests in attendance and music being played. As the characters interact, secrets and tensions emerge, particularly surrounding the relationships between the main characters, Bonvile, Arabella, and Friendly. The narrative quickly sets up a backdrop of potential conflict, as Friendly receives a troubling letter from Clara, commanding him to kill his best friend, Bonvile, stressing themes of loyalty and betrayal. The scene is rich in witty banter, character dynamics, and hints at deeper emotional struggles that foreshadow turmoil beneath the surface of merriment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish drama
700 1 _aDearing, Vinton A.
_q(Vinton Adams),
_d1920-2005
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22974
999 _c64049
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