Project Gutenberg 1999-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 2719 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751 1816 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, R. B. (Richard Brinsley) The School for Scandal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_for_Scandal Text file produced by Gary R. Young HTML file produced by David Widger "The School for Scandal" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedy written in the late 18th century. The play focuses on the themes of gossip, hypocrisy, and the complexities of human relationships within high society, primarily through the encounters of characters such as Lady Sneerwell, Sir Peter Teazle, and Mr. Surface, who navigate the labyrinthine world of scandal and reputation. The opening of the play sets the tone for its exploration of scandal as it introduces Lady Sneerwell and various gossiping characters who indulge in the art of rumor-mongering. Lady Sneerwell discusses her manipulative strategies to spread false rumors about others, revealing her malice and the delight she takes in scandalous news. As conversations unfold among her peers, the hypocrisy of the characters becomes apparent, highlighting their contradictions—while they engage in slandering others, they vehemently defend their own reputations. The witty dialogue and sharp observations on societal behavior lay the foundational framework for the comedic yet critical examination of a world fueled by slander and deceit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 18th century England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama Nobility -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Drama PR Text Harvard Classics Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 247974 2025-10-01T11:10:24.674459 text/html 262404 2017-04-09T11:18:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 79773 2017-04-09T11:19:00 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 153419 2025-10-01T11:10:31.351448 application/epub+zip 158506 2025-10-01T11:10:27.286443 application/epub+zip 154765 2025-10-01T11:10:26.159483 application/epub+zip 291724 2025-10-01T11:10:34.229461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277342 2025-10-01T11:10:30.656461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244460 2022-09-01T12:55:19.245130 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197132 2025-10-01T11:10:23.840519 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196893 2017-03-20T10:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73877 2017-04-09T11:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19505 2025-10-01T11:10:34.357419 application/rdf+xml 10708 2025-10-01T11:10:26.662472 image/jpeg 2900 2025-10-01T11:10:26.411497 image/jpeg 149004 2025-10-01T11:10:24.691475 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