Project Gutenberg 2012-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 190 O'Keeffe, John 1747 1833 O'Keefe, John Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Oats_(play) Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen" by John O'Keeffe is a comedy written in the late 18th century. The play is set in England and follows the intertwining lives of various characters, notably Sir George Thunder, his son Harry, and Lady Amaranth, as they navigate themes of love, deception, and social standing. It promises a blend of humor and rich character interactions within a theatrical setting. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Sir George Thunder and his servant John Dory. Sir George is in hot pursuit of his runaway son, Harry, who has temporarily abandoned his naval studies for a life in the theatre. The opening scenes establish a comedic tone with John Dory’s witty banter and Sir George's lively frustrations about the young men's antics. Meanwhile, we also meet Lady Amaranth, who is revealed to be a wealthy heiress with her own set of societal expectations, setting the stage for romantic entanglements. The interplay between the characters creates an amusing setting that hints at the chaos and misunderstandings to come as relationships unfold throughout the comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 182861 2025-08-16T03:49:20.768383 text/html 181905 2012-03-06T18:10:28 text/html 419896 2025-08-16T03:49:28.647313 application/epub+zip 420797 2025-08-16T03:49:23.963344 application/epub+zip 125722 2025-08-16T03:49:22.737388 application/epub+zip 601248 2025-08-16T03:49:31.687305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573407 2025-08-16T03:49:27.784321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268109 2022-09-17T18:24:11.256288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145491 2025-08-16T03:49:19.791404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145341 2012-03-06T18:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145332 2012-03-06T18:10:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20567 2025-08-16T03:49:31.843303 application/rdf+xml 16340 2025-08-16T03:49:23.261360 image/jpeg 3737 2025-08-16T03:49:22.998339 image/jpeg 57188 2012-03-06T18:10:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 335698 2012-03-06T18:10:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 57171 2012-03-06T18:10:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 414220 2025-08-16T03:49:20.791401 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