Project Gutenberg 2011-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 378 Still, John 1608 Bridges, John 1618 Brydges, John Bridges, Iohn Stevenson, William 1575 Farmer, John Stephen 1854 1916 Farmer, J. S. (John Stephen) Farmer, John S. Gammer Gurton's Needle Variously attributed to Still, Bridges, or Stevenson. Produced by Chris Curnow, Katie Hernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Gammer Gurton's Needle" by John S. Farmer is a comedic play written in the mid-16th century. The story centers around Gammer Gurton, an old woman who misplaces her treasured needle, sparking chaos in her village as the news spreads. The humor is rooted in farcical misunderstandings and the antics of a cast of engaging characters, including Hodge, her servant, and Diccon, the mischievous local troublemaker. The opening of the play introduces Gammer Gurton grappling with the loss of her needle, which she values greatly. As she frets about this loss, her servant Hodge and various other characters speculate about the situation, leading to a series of humorous exchanges. Diccon, a local fool, adds to the mix by stirring trouble and gossip among the townsfolk, while the chaotic interactions set the stage for the unfolding comedic drama. The colorful dialogue reflects the rustic life of the characters, highlighting their distinct speech and vibrant personalities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37503/37503-h/images/i_cover.png Reading ease score: 91.4 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 177205 2025-06-15T09:40:08.875798 text/html 178128 2011-09-22T11:53:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2057248 2011-09-22T11:53:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1411905 2025-06-15T09:40:24.700703 application/epub+zip 1411498 2025-06-15T09:40:16.298758 application/epub+zip 120254 2025-06-15T09:40:12.263772 application/epub+zip 536554 2025-06-15T09:40:27.719714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503259 2025-06-15T09:40:20.305737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121586 2022-09-17T08:00:11.740906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146436 2025-06-15T09:40:08.049775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146183 2011-09-22T11:53:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 55034 2011-09-22T11:53:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146176 2011-09-22T11:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55011 2011-09-22T11:53:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22596 2025-06-15T09:40:27.892701 application/rdf+xml 9536 2025-06-15T09:40:12.393793 image/jpeg 1958 2025-06-15T09:40:12.325769 image/jpeg 2062539 2025-06-15T09:40:08.931821 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia