The Imaginary Invalid by Molière

"The Imaginary Invalid" by Molière is a three-act comédie-ballet premiered in 1673. Argan, a severe hypochondriac, plans to marry his daughter Angélique to a doctor's son to ensure constant medical care. However, Angélique loves another man, and her witty maid Toinette schemes to foil both Argan's plans and his manipulative second wife's attempts to secure his inheritance. This satirical comedy mocks medical quackery while exploring family conflicts driven by obsession, greed, and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Molière, 1622-1673
Translator Wall, Charles Heron
Uniform Title Le Malade Imaginaire. English
Title The Imaginary Invalid
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid
Credits Charles Franks, Delphine Lettau,
and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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Revised by Richard Tonsing.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Hypochondria -- Drama
Subject Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English
Category Text
eBook-No. 9070
Release Date
Last Update Aug 18, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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