Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 112 Le Sage, Alain René 1668 1747 Le Sage, Alain Rene Sage, Alain René Le Lesage, Alain-René Sage, Alain-René le Morlock, Frank J. La Tontine Produced by Dagny "La Tontine" by Alain René Le Sage is a one-act play written in the early 18th century. This comic work touches on themes of deception and the often-humorous relationships between doctors and patients, as well as the absurdities of financial schemes like tontines, where the last surviving beneficiary collects the entire payout. The play explores the lengths to which people will go to secure their financial interests and the often comical consequences of such schemes. The storyline revolves around Dr. Peacock, who concocts a devious plan to profit from a tontine by taking out an insurance policy on the life of a robust peasant named Dudley. In a parallel plot, Peacock aims to marry his daughter, Harriet, to Flem, a rather undesirable pharmacist. As the characters navigate this web of absurdities, the peasant finds himself subjected to the doctor's relentless and questionable medical treatments, while Dudley, unaware of the nefarious plot, fears for his life. This humorous interplay of mistaken intentions and societal norms ultimately leads to a series of misunderstandings and a resolution where the characters find themselves entwined in unexpected romantic and financial entanglements. Through witty dialogues and farcical situations, Le Sage critiques the intersection of medicine and commerce in society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French drama -- 18th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 74595 2025-08-05T13:02:44.899395 text/html 74458 74407 2024-11-05T14:51:41.614693 2023-10-05T13:49:26.220615 text/html text/html 92383 2025-08-05T13:02:49.237399 application/epub+zip 91217 2025-08-05T13:02:46.551368 application/epub+zip 91216 2025-08-05T13:02:45.505384 application/epub+zip 176893 2025-08-05T13:02:51.011355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166969 2025-08-05T13:02:48.596339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134019 2022-09-06T17:56:13.986107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54707 2025-08-05T13:02:44.655362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34497 2024-10-28T19:00:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17681 2025-08-05T13:02:51.151329 application/rdf+xml 11823 2025-08-05T13:02:45.993378 image/jpeg 3300 2025-08-05T13:02:45.750366 image/jpeg 90211 2025-08-05T13:02:44.907367 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia