Project Gutenberg 2012-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 124 Flotow, Friedrich von 1812 1883 Von Flotow, F. (Friedrich) Carle, Glen Friedrich, W. 1879 Riese, Wilhelm Friedrich Riese, Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich, Wilhelm Baum, M. Louise 1867 1941 Baum, Maria Louise Martha; or, The Fair at Richmond Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_(opera) Produced by Tor Martin Kristiansen, Dianne Nolan, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Martha; or, The Fair at Richmond" by Friedrich von Flotow and W. Friedrich is an operatic libretto adapted for use in schools, reflecting the style of works produced during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around themes of mistaken identity, love, and social class distinctions, set against the backdrop of a lively rural fair in Richmond where the lives of various characters intertwine. The story follows Lady Harriet, who, feeling trapped in her aristocratic life, disguises herself as a servant girl named Martha to explore the fair and seek adventure. Along with her devoted maid Nancy, she finds herself in amusing and romantic escapades with two gentlemen, Lionel and Plunket, who are in search of new household staff. As a comedy of errors unfolds, identities blur and true feelings emerge, leading to a tangled web of love and mischief. Throughout the opera, the characters grapple with their social roles and personal desires, ultimately leading to moments of revelation and reconciliation, reinforcing the notion that love transcends class boundaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Operas -- Librettos ML Text Opera Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 155615 2025-08-15T14:28:08.577458 text/html 153896 2012-01-17T19:01:06 text/html 117194 2025-08-15T14:28:16.499374 application/epub+zip 117458 2025-08-15T14:28:11.690484 application/epub+zip 105513 2025-08-15T14:28:10.399399 application/epub+zip 279617 2025-08-15T14:28:19.315364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304665 2025-08-15T14:28:15.549356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265224 2022-09-17T15:16:37.913076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98026 2025-08-15T14:28:07.625415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97790 2012-01-17T19:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20110 2025-08-15T14:28:19.478356 application/rdf+xml 15103 2025-08-15T14:28:10.915383 image/jpeg 3864 2025-08-15T14:28:10.660382 image/jpeg 40810 2012-01-17T19:01:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 36130 2012-01-17T19:01:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 112028 2025-08-15T14:28:08.588392 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