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The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four ActsArthur Wing Pinero

The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts

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Original author: Arthur Wing Pinero

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"The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a comedy play written in 1899. It follows a notorious middle-aged rake who claims to have reformed his philandering ways and seeks to marry a young beauty. But her protective foster-sister, a sharp-witted manicurist, refuses to believe his transformation is genuine. When she attempts to expose him, a tense confrontation unfolds that will determine whether his redemption is real—and who truly deserves the young woman's hand in marriage.

The Gay Lord Quex: A Comedy in Four Acts, by Arthur Wing Pinero. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #15744.

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