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100 1 _aFarquhar, George,
_d1677?-1707
245 1 4 _aThe Recruiting Officer
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_Recruiting_Officer
500 _aRelease date is 2011-08-08
508 _aDelphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team
520 _a"The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar is a play written in 1706. It follows two English Army officers—the womanizing Captain Plume and the cowardly Captain Brazen—as they recruit soldiers in Shrewsbury. Their military mission becomes entangled with romantic pursuits and social schemes. Sylvia disguises herself as a male recruit to be near Plume, while Worthy attempts to win back the now-wealthy Melinda. Through mistaken identities, dubious recruiting tactics, and romantic rivalries, the play weaves together the complications of love and ambition in this Restoration comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish drama (Comedy)
653 _aEnglish drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700
653 _aMilitary towns -- Drama
653 _aRecruiting and enlistment -- Drama
653 _aShrewsbury (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama
700 1 _aInchbald, Mrs.,
_d1753-1821
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37012
999 _c77852
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