The Alchemist by Ben Jonson
"The Alchemist" by Ben Jonson is a comedy first performed in 1610. When a plague forces a London gentleman to flee the city, his scheming butler transforms the empty house into a den of fraud. Teaming with a conman and a prostitute, he preys on the greed and ambitions of eager victims—a gambling clerk, a wealthy nobleman seeking the philosopher's stone, and religious zealots hoping to turn metal into gold. As deceptions
multiply and schemes collide, the swindlers' elaborate house of cards grows dangerously unstable. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Alchemist |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alchemist_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by Amy E Zelmer, Robert Prince, Sue Asscher, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama (Comedy) |
| Subject | English drama -- 17th century |
| Subject | London (England) -- Drama |
| Subject | City and town life -- Drama |
| Subject | Alchemists -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 4081 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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