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The Devil is an Ass

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Original author: Ben Jonson

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"The Devil is an Ass" by Ben Jonson is a Jacobean comedy first performed in 1616. When a minor devil named Pug begs to visit Earth, Satan warns him that London's vices have grown too sophisticated for a simple demon. Sent to plague the foolish Fabian Fitzdottrel, Pug finds himself hopelessly outmatched by cunning swindlers and charming gallants who converge on his master. As confidence men spin elaborate schemes and pursue Fitzdottrel's virtuous wife, the hapless devil discovers that human corruption far exceeds anything Hell has to offer.

The Devil is an Ass, by Ben Jonson. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #50150.

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21 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface388 words
  2. 2.Introduction: Page141 words
  3. 3.Introduction: A. Editions of the Text2,028 words
  4. 4.Act 3: 5. 78 (middle of line). He considered himself justified in461 words
  5. 5.Act 4: is largely devoted to a satire of Spanish fashions. In 4. 2. 71 (1)8,735 words
  6. 6.Act 4: is largely devoted to a satire of Spanish fashions. In 4. 2. 71 (2)8,699 words
  7. 7.Act 4: is largely devoted to a satire of Spanish fashions. In 4. 2. 71 (3)1,869 words
  8. 8.Appendix: Extracts From the Critics (1)7,974 words
  9. 9.Appendix: Extracts From the Critics (2)7,775 words
  10. 10.Appendix: Extracts From the Critics (3)7,694 words
  11. 11.Appendix: Extracts From the Critics (4)7,690 words
  1. 12.Appendix: Extracts From the Critics (5)2,429 words
  2. 13.Act I1,687 words
  3. 14.Part 1: , p. 5510,021 words
  4. 15.Act IV: Sc. 1, I find: “Fit. Let’s ieere a little. Pen. Ieere?1,391 words
  5. 16.Act II7,432 words
  6. 17.Act III5,456 words
  7. 18.Act IV5,080 words
  8. 19.Act V (1)8,582 words
  9. 20.Act V (2)8,162 words
  10. 21.Act V (3)1,540 words