The Recruiting Officer; A Comedy. Marked with the Variations in the Manager's Book, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, Printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, T. Becket, and W. Nicoll
The Recruiting Officer; A Comedy. Marked with the Variations in the Manager's Book, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, Printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, T. Becket, and W. Nicoll
This is a play by George Farquhar, first performed in 1706. It is a comedy of manners that satirizes the recruitment practices of the British army during the War of the Spanish Succession. The play follows the romantic entanglements of two officers who are sent to a small town to recruit soldiers for the army. This book is of interest to theatre scholars, historians of eighteenth-century England, and anyone who enjoys Restoration comedy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of ...
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This is a play by George Farquhar, first performed in 1706. It is a comedy of manners that satirizes the recruitment practices of the British army during the War of the Spanish Succession. The play follows the romantic entanglements of two officers who are sent to a small town to recruit soldiers for the army. This book is of interest to theatre scholars, historians of eighteenth-century England, and anyone who enjoys Restoration comedy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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