Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 1998-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 387 Congreve, William 1670 1729 Congrove, Mr. (William) Street, G. S. (George Slythe) 1867 1936 Street, George Slythe The Old Bachelor: A Comedy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Bachelor Transcribed from the 1895 Methuen and Co. edition (_Comedies of William Congreve_, _Volume 1_) by David Price "The Old Bachelor: A Comedy" by William Congreve is a comedic play written during the late 17th century, a time marked by the Restoration of the English monarchy. The play revolves around themes of love, deception, and the complexities of romantic relationships as it follows several characters, including the bachelor Heartwell, who pretends to disdain women while secretly harboring feelings for a young woman named Silvia. The opening of the play introduces us to the characters Bellmour and Vainlove, who engage in witty banter about love and relationships. Vainlove is caught in a web of love interests, particularly with Araminta, while Heartwell maintains a façade of indifference towards women. Their conversations reveal the playful and ironic nature of courtship among the men, as they navigate the expectations and pitfalls of love in their society. Through this dialogue, Congreve sets the tone for a comedy that explores the follies of its characters, blending humor with sharp social critique. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 245750 2025-08-01T08:50:24.650410 text/html 252830 2015-01-11T13:02:22 text/html 376665 2015-01-11T13:07:15 text/html application/zip 461209 2025-08-01T08:50:32.019396 application/epub+zip 461811 2025-08-01T08:50:27.606422 application/epub+zip 163720 2025-08-01T08:50:26.359418 application/epub+zip 603896 2025-08-01T08:50:35.276422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577969 2025-08-01T08:50:31.158398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259450 2022-09-01T09:51:32.027984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220506 2025-08-01T08:50:23.900432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220596 2015-01-11T13:01:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 84825 2015-01-11T13:07:15 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19433 2025-08-01T08:50:35.419358 application/rdf+xml 11881 2025-08-01T08:50:26.868399 image/jpeg 3313 2025-08-01T08:50:26.612402 image/jpeg 455614 2025-08-01T08:50:24.676450 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia