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The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
"The School for Scandal" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedy of manners first performed in 1777. In fashionable London society, gossip-mongers spread malicious rumors while hidden motives and false reputations abound. Two brothers compete for the same heiress, though one is deemed respectable while the other is considered a wastrel. Meanwhile, their wealthy uncle returns from abroad in disguise to test their true characters. Marriages strain, scandals brew, and nothing is quite as it seems in this world of wit and deception. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 |
|---|---|
| Title | The School for Scandal |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_for_Scandal |
| Credits | Text file produced by Gary R. Young HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Nobility -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1929 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 1999 |
| Last Update | Apr 9, 2017 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2127 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1929