THE MISER. - (L'AVARE.) - BY
MOLIÈRE
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE. - WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. - BY
CHARLES HERON WALL
THE MISER.
ACT I. - SCENE I.——VALÈRE, ÉLISE.
ACT II. - SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, LA FLÈCHE.
ACT III. - SCENE I.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, DAME CLAUDE (holding a broom), MASTER JACQUES, LA MERLUCHE, BRINDAVOINE.
ACT IV. - SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE.
ACT V. - SCENE I.——HARPAGON, A POLICE OFFICER.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (115K characters)
Release date
2004-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1622–1673
A master of sharp, funny social satire, this 17th-century French playwright turned hypocrisy, vanity, and self-importance into some of the stage’s most enduring comedies. His plays still feel lively because they aim straight at human weakness with wit instead of lectures.
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