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The Beaux-Stratagem

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Original author: George Farquhar

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"The Beaux-Stratagem" by George Farquhar is a comedy first produced in 1707. Two fashionable gentlemen, Aimwell and Archer, have fallen on hard times and devise a scheme to travel through small towns seeking wealthy heiresses to marry. Arriving in Lichfield, they take turns playing master and servant to deceive the locals. Aimwell pursues the beautiful Dorinda while Archer befriends her unhappily married sister-in-law, Kate Sullen. Their plans grow complicated as genuine feelings emerge and a band of thieves threatens the household.

The Beaux-Stratagem, by George Farquhar. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #21334.

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15 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface3,498 words
  2. 2.Prologue: Spoken by Mr. Wilks212 words
  3. 3.Act I: , Scene I3,322 words
  4. 4.Act II: , Scene I1,484 words
  5. 5.Act II: , Scene II2,016 words
  6. 6.Act III: , Scene I865 words
  7. 7.Act III: , Scene II1,447 words
  8. 8.Act III: , Scene III3,837 words
  1. 9.Act IV: , Scene I4,064 words
  2. 10.Act IV: , Scene II1,407 words
  3. 11.Act V: , Scene I929 words
  4. 12.Act V: , Scene II1,601 words
  5. 13.Act V: , Scene III813 words
  6. 14.Act V: , Scene IV2,316 words
  7. 15.Epilogue153 words