The Old Bachelor: A Comedy by William Congreve
QR code
"The Old Bachelor: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a play produced in 1693. Heartwell, a bitter bachelor who claims to scorn women, falls for Silvia and marries her—only to discover she's another man's discarded mistress. But the wedding may not be what it seems. Meanwhile, deceptions multiply as friends disguise themselves, foolish knights chase wealthy heiresses, and a young wife schemes behind her jealous husband's back. This Restoration comedy weaves together
multiple romantic intrigues where nothing is quite as it appears. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Download for free
For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.
Kindle → Use Send-to-Kindle
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Upload it on the Amazon site your Kindle is registered with: amazon.com/sendtokindle for the US, amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle for the UK etc.
- It appears on your Kindle and in the Kindle app
Kobo, Nook etc. → Transfer via USB
- Download the EPUB3 file on your computer
- Connect your e-reader by USB and tap "Connect" on its screen
- Drag the file onto the e-reader drive
Phone, Tablet or Computer → Online or Reading App
Easiest: read online in your browser. Nothing to install.
Or use a reading app:
- Find and install one you like, for example Apple Books, ReadEra or Thorium Reader
- Download the EPUB3 file above
- Open it in the app
More help: iPhone / iPad · Android · Computer
Other formats & older devices
There may be more files related to this item.
About this eBook
| Author | Congreve, William, 1670-1729 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Street, G. S. (George Slythe), 1867-1936 |
| Title | The Old Bachelor: A Comedy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (_Comedies of William Congreve_, _Volume 1_) by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama (Comedy) |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1192 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-01192-9 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Jan 11, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 878 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!