Project Gutenberg 1999-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Love's Labour's Lost Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love%27s_Labour%27s_Lost There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #100 "Love's Labour's Lost" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The narrative revolves around the King of Navarre and his three companions—Berowne, Longaville, and Dumain—who vow to abstain from the company of women for three years in order to dedicate themselves to academic study. However, their plans are quickly challenged when the Princess of France and her ladies arrive, forcing the men to confront their desires and the absurdity of their oaths. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the King and his lords who are discussing their commitment to a life of study and their accompanying vow to avoid women. Berowne expresses skepticism about the visit of the Princess, knowing it contradicts their oath, while the others attempt to justify their pledge. As they navigate their resolve, the comedic tension builds around the characters’ growing attraction to the visiting ladies. The dialogues are filled with witty wordplay and clever banter, setting the tone for a delightful exploration of love, friendship, and the folly of human intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Courts and courtiers -- Drama Princesses -- Drama Navarre (Kingdom) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 215288 2025-07-01T10:41:44.531269 text/html 215105 2025-01-07T18:26:06.357446 text/html 143203 2025-07-01T10:41:51.156281 application/epub+zip 144658 2025-07-01T10:41:47.250283 application/epub+zip 127908 2025-07-01T10:41:46.105310 application/epub+zip 288715 2025-07-01T10:41:53.574251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265841 2025-07-01T10:41:50.418265 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229698 2022-08-01T10:31:13.559284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174444 2025-07-01T10:41:44.205359 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154655 2019-05-23T13:18:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58925 2019-05-23T13:18:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17981 2025-07-01T10:41:53.702238 application/rdf+xml 13845 2025-07-01T10:41:46.627269 image/jpeg 3482 2025-07-01T10:41:46.347258 image/jpeg 142305 2025-07-01T10:41:44.545347 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