The Recruiting Officer by George Farquhar
"The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar is a play written in 1706. It follows two English Army officers—the womanizing Captain Plume and the cowardly Captain Brazen—as they recruit soldiers in Shrewsbury. Their military mission becomes entangled with romantic pursuits and social schemes. Sylvia disguises herself as a male recruit to be near Plume, while Worthy attempts to win back the now-wealthy Melinda. Through mistaken identities, dubious recruiting tactics, and romantic rivalries, the
play weaves together the complications of love and ambition in this Restoration comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Farquhar, George, 1677?-1707 |
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| Commentator | Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821 |
| Title | The Recruiting Officer |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recruiting_Officer |
| Credits | Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama (Comedy) |
| Subject | English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 |
| Subject | Military towns -- Drama |
| Subject | Recruiting and enlistment -- Drama |
| Subject | Shrewsbury (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37012 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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