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100 1 _aInchbald, Mrs.,
_d1753-1821
245 1 4 _aThe Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widow%27s_Vow
500 _aPlot taken from "L'heureuse erreur" of Patrat.
500 _aRelease date is 2011-04-25
508 _aProduced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
520 _a"The Widow's Vow: A Farce, in Two Acts" by Mrs. Inchbald and Joseph Patrat is a theatrical farce written in the late 18th century. The play unfolds in a Spanish village and centers around the complexities of love, deception, and the societal expectations surrounding marriage and vow-taking. It explores themes of gender roles and the folly of appearances in romantic entanglements. The narrative follows the Countess, a widow who has sworn to avoid all men following her disastrous romantic past. Her uncle, Don Antonio, seeks to introduce her to the young Marquis, who unbeknownst to her, is actually a woman in disguise. As misunderstandings pile up, both the Countess and the Marquis must navigate love and identity, leading to humorous confrontations and revelations. Ultimately, the play highlights the idea that true affection supersedes rigid vows and societal conventions, culminating in a light-hearted but pointed commentary on love and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aComedy plays
653 _aEnglish drama
700 1 _aPatrat, Joseph,
_d1732-1801
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35959
999 _c76802
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