Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 125 Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works) 1564 1616 The London Prodigal Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Prodigal Falsely attributed to William Shakespeare. Tony Adam "The London Prodigal" by Shakespeare is a play that likely falls into the category of comedy or drama written during the late 16th to early 17th century. The narrative centers around the character Matthew Flowerdale, a young man prone to reckless living and poor choices, causing distress for his father, who seeks to reform his behavior. The play explores themes of vice, the folly of youth, and the social expectations surrounding marriage and reputation. The opening of the play introduces us to the old Flowerdale and his brother, who discuss the reckless lifestyle of Flowerdale's son, Matthew. The father expresses concern over his son's spending habits and general attitude, revealing a tension between the father’s hopeful optimism and the uncle's warnings about Matthew’s squanderous ways. Matthew is established as a character entangled in dishonesty and superficial relationships, ultimately leading to a comedic yet painful exploration of his impending marriage to Lucy, the daughter of Sir Lancelot Spurcock. As the characters reveal their respective desires and aversions during conversations and quarrels, the groundwork is laid for a series of events that will challenge Matthew’s character and test the dynamics of family and social relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en English drama -- 17th century Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Spurious and doubtful works PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 154509 2025-08-02T09:56:02.817130 text/html 154330 2025-01-08T22:46:02.367234 text/html 104217 2025-08-02T09:56:08.576116 application/epub+zip 104435 2025-08-02T09:56:04.564126 application/epub+zip 104434 2025-08-02T09:56:03.454099 application/epub+zip 209833 2025-08-02T09:56:11.160089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192306 2025-08-02T09:56:07.762095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148993 2022-09-02T12:48:16.718292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117639 2025-08-02T09:56:02.506152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117447 2023-06-30T13:52:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17639 2025-08-02T09:56:11.301089 application/rdf+xml 9381 2025-08-02T09:56:03.959132 image/jpeg 2713 2025-08-02T09:56:03.706137 image/jpeg 43269 2023-06-30T13:52:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 100127 2025-08-02T09:56:02.832113 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