Project Gutenberg 2011-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 258 Gay, John 1685 1732 Arbuthnot, John 1667 1735 Arbuthnot, Jean Eleutherus, Philonomus Pope, Alexander 1688 1744 Barnivelt, Esdras Smith, John Harrington 1903 1961 62006569 Three Hours after Marriage Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Hours_After_Marriage Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Three Hours after Marriage" by John Gay, Alexander Pope, and John Arbuthnot is a comedy written in the early 18th century. The play, showcasing a collaboration among these three eminent authors, explores themes of marriage, desire, and the humorous misadventures that ensue therefrom. It revolves around the characters of Dr. Fossile and his bride Mrs. Townley, highlighting the complexities of their new union and the intrigues that arise in the wake of their wedding. At the start of the drama, Dr. Fossile welcomes his bride, Mrs. Townley, into their new life together, but his confidence quickly falters as he grapples with doubts concerning their relationship and his role as her husband. The dialogue is marked by wit and banter as accompanying characters, such as the eccentric Phoebe Clinket and the flirtatious Plotwell, introduce layers of comic confusion and rivalry. The opening sets the stage for a series of misunderstandings and comedic scenarios that hint at the chaos and intrigue that will follow in their married life, as secrets and romantic escapades threaten to unravel their relationship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 238950 2025-08-15T09:43:32.466767 text/html 240729 2020-01-24T12:36:18 text/html 543455 2025-08-15T09:43:41.048821 application/epub+zip 544130 2025-08-15T09:43:35.194735 application/epub+zip 160237 2025-08-15T09:43:33.429825 application/epub+zip 583108 2025-08-15T09:43:44.617689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551010 2025-08-15T09:43:39.561748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242944 2022-09-17T08:59:56.669903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187271 2025-08-15T09:43:31.401734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187244 2011-10-08T11:35:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187250 2011-10-08T11:35:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22421 2025-08-15T09:43:44.782749 application/rdf+xml 13024 2025-08-15T09:43:33.985741 image/jpeg 3695 2025-08-15T09:43:33.718761 image/jpeg 74677 2011-10-08T11:35:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 390921 2020-01-24T12:36:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 74624 2011-10-08T11:35:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 464488 2025-08-15T09:43:32.522736 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