De vroolijke vrouwtjes van Windsor by William Shakespeare
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"De vroolijke vrouwtjes van Windsor" by William Shakespeare is a comedy first published in 1602. The impoverished Sir John Falstaff arrives in Windsor and schemes to court two wealthy married women for their money. He sends them identical love letters, but the clever wives discover his plan. Instead of falling for his advances, they team up to teach the arrogant knight a humiliating lesson through a series of elaborate pranks, while a
jealous husband unknowingly aids their revenge. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes), 1828-1900 |
| Uniform Title | The merry wives of Windsor. Dutch |
| Title | De vroolijke vrouwtjes van Windsor |
| Original Publication | Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff's uitgevers-maatschappij, 1912, pubdate 1913. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_vrolijke_vrouwtjes_van_Windsor_(toneelstuk) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Wives_of_Windsor |
| Credits | Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Married women -- Drama |
| Subject | Windsor (Windsor and Maidenhead, England) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76946 |
| Release Date | Sep 28, 2025 |
| Last Update | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 232 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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