Project Gutenberg 2011-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 366 Farquhar, George 1707 Farquhar, G. (George) Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson The Recruiting Officer Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recruiting_Officer Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team "The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar is a comedy written in the early 18th century. The play centers around Captain Plume, a charismatic recruiting officer, as he navigates the complexities of love and military duty while recruiting soldiers in Shrewsbury. The narrative also features other vibrant characters, such as Serjeant Kite, Justice Balance, and the young women, Sylvia and Melinda, who play significant roles in the unfolding comedy of misunderstandings and romantic entanglements. The opening portion of the play introduces the lively characters and the setting of Shrewsbury through a bustling market scene where Serjeant Kite attempts to recruit soldiers with humorous speeches. Captain Plume arrives, discussing his successful recruitment efforts and the antics surrounding them. The conversation reveals a love interest with Sylvia, who wishes to join the army disguised as a man. Additionally, a subplot involving Melinda hints at romantic complications with Mr. Worthy and Captain Brazen. The air is filled with comedy, flirtation, and mischief as the characters' interactions set the stage for precarious relationships and comedic scenarios throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 Military towns -- Drama Recruiting and enlistment -- Drama Shrewsbury (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 184306 2025-08-15T06:13:26.552864 text/html 186470 2021-04-28T12:25:04 text/html 549771 2025-08-15T06:13:33.262806 application/epub+zip 550693 2025-08-15T06:13:28.491886 application/epub+zip 131990 2025-08-15T06:13:27.282858 application/epub+zip 694669 2025-08-15T06:13:36.353855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668256 2025-08-15T06:13:32.316823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210325 2022-09-17T04:38:36.181577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144730 2025-08-15T06:13:25.592867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144691 2021-04-28T12:27:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20316 2025-08-15T06:13:36.490805 application/rdf+xml 12526 2025-08-15T06:13:27.809845 image/jpeg 3638 2025-08-15T06:13:27.547837 image/jpeg 54620 2021-04-28T12:28:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 462968 2021-04-28T12:29:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 543209 2025-08-15T06:13:26.572848 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 en.wikipedia