Project Gutenberg 2008-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 428 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751 1816 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, R. B. (Richard Brinsley) The Rivals: A Comedy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rivals Produced by Kent Cooper "The Rivals: A Comedy" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedic play written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around the complex romantic entanglements and misunderstandings of several characters, prominently featuring Lydia Languish, a headstrong young woman, and Captain Absolute, who is secretly in love with her while posing as another man, Ensign Beverley, to win her heart. Through a mix of social commentary and humor, the play explores themes of love, identity, and societal expectations. At the start of "The Rivals," the author introduces the characters and sets the stage in Bath, where different plots begin to unfold. We meet Thomas and Fag, who discuss the unexpected arrival of their masters, Captain Absolute, who is in pursuit of Lydia Languish, and Sir Anthony Absolute, the captain’s father, eager to marry him off. Lydia confides in her friend Julia about her secret love for Beverley while expressing her frustration with her aunt, Mrs. Malaprop, who is determined to see her married to the socially acceptable but less appealing Mr. Acres. The opening effectively establishes the romantic tension and the comedic misunderstandings that will follow as the characters navigate their relationships amid familial pressures and disguises. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) Comedy plays Courtship -- Drama Bath (England) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 228759 2025-06-10T09:28:38.579629 text/html 228576 2025-01-10T09:23:04.772728 text/html 159053 2025-06-10T09:28:46.363600 application/epub+zip 160948 2025-06-10T09:28:41.682621 application/epub+zip 138517 2025-06-10T09:28:40.420644 application/epub+zip 283346 2025-06-10T09:28:49.383620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264718 2025-06-10T09:28:45.441597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235296 2022-09-11T11:45:53.688988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188006 2025-06-10T09:28:38.206623 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187880 2021-01-03T09:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71694 2021-01-03T09:43:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18456 2025-06-10T09:28:49.525565 application/rdf+xml 11197 2025-06-10T09:28:40.976633 image/jpeg 2851 2025-06-10T09:28:40.695608 image/jpeg 158395 2025-06-10T09:28:38.598655 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