
Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (Comedies of William Congreve, Volume 2) by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, EARL OF DORSET AND MIDDLESEX, LORD CHAMBERLAIN OF HIS MAJESTY’S HOUSEHOLD, AND KNIGHT OF THE MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE GARTER, ETC.
PROLOGUE.
EPILOGUE.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.
ACT I.—SCENE I.
ACT II.—SCENE I.
ACT III.—SCENE I.
ACT IV.—SCENE I.
ACT V.—SCENE I.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (173K characters)
Release date
1998-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1670–1729
A master of Restoration comedy, he wrote sparkling, sharp-tongued plays that still feel lively centuries later. Best known for The Way of the World, he captured the wit, manners, and rivalries of fashionable London with unusual polish.
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