Project Gutenberg 2013-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 113 Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855 1934 Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, A. W. (Arthur Wing) Pinero, Arthur W. (Arthur Wing) The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magistrate_(play) Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the University of California, Berkeley and Cornell University libraries. "The Magistrate: A Farce in Three Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a comedic play written in the late 19th century. This farce centers around the character of Mr. Posket, a police magistrate whose life becomes complicated by secrets and misunderstandings regarding his family and social circle. As it unfolds, the play explores themes of identity, deception, and the complexities of relationships, all told with sharp wit and humor. At the start of the play, we are introduced to MR. POSKET and his young stepson CIS, who cleverly navigates the world with a maturity beyond his years. While they interact with BEATIE TOMLINSON, a music mistress, the familial dynamics begin to reveal underlying tensions, particularly concerning the true age of Posket's stepson and Posket's own deception about his wife's past. As conversations unfold about their social acquaintances and the hidden aspects of their lives, the comedic set-up of confusion and farce is established, setting the stage for the ensuing antics and misunderstandings. Overall, the opening portion effectively sets a tone of humor and intrigue that invites the audience into the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41750/41750-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 283260 2025-07-17T04:20:50.940898 text/html 281024 2024-10-23T13:21:25 text/html 232281 2025-07-17T04:20:58.997864 application/epub+zip 237452 2025-07-17T04:20:52.382874 application/epub+zip 139083 2025-07-17T04:20:51.658870 application/epub+zip 348593 2025-07-17T04:21:02.884848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532879 2025-07-17T04:20:58.255871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434704 2022-09-19T06:15:42.531323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173149 2023-09-18T08:10:53.794369 text/plain 153303 2024-10-23T13:21:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17046 2025-07-17T04:21:03.030783 application/rdf+xml 18968 2025-07-17T04:20:51.766868 image/jpeg 1970 2025-07-17T04:20:51.712855 image/jpeg 227476 2025-07-17T04:20:50.959875 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