"The Imaginary Invalid" by Molière is a three-act comédie-ballet premiered in 1673. Argan, a severe hypochondriac, plans to marry his daughter Angélique to a doctor's son to ensure constant medical care. However, Angélique loves another man, and her witty maid Toinette schemes to foil both Argan's plans and his manipulative second wife's attempts to secure his inheritance. This satirical comedy mocks medical quackery while exploring family conflicts driven by obsession, greed, and love. ... Read more
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| Author | Molière, 1622-1673 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wall, Charles Heron |
| Uniform Title | Le Malade Imaginaire. English |
| Title | The Imaginary Invalid |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid |
| Credits | Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) HTML version prepared by Delphine Lettau Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 9070 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-09070-2 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Aug 18, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1928 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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