The Way of the World

audiobook

The Way of the World

by William Congreve

EN·~2 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total

1

Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen & Co. edition (Comedies of William Congreve, Volume 2) by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

0:08

2

THE WAY OF THE WORLD A COMEDY

0:10

3

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE RALPH, EARL OF MOUNTAGUE, ETC.

6:37

4

PROLOGUE.

1:58

5

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

0:55

6

ACT I.—SCENE I.

25:07

7

ACT II.—SCENE I.

26:46

8

ACT III.—SCENE I.

35:25

9

ACT IV.—SCENE I.

31:06

10

ACT V.—SCENE I.

31:43

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Details

Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (155K characters)

Release date

1998-04-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1292

Subjects

English drama (Comedy)PR

About the author

William Congreve

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.