Project Gutenberg 2014-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 460 Marston, John 1634 Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry) 1857 1920 Bullen, Arthur Henry Butler, A. H. The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 Eastward ho -- The insatiate countess -- The metamorphosis of Pygmalion's image, and certain satires -- The scourge of villainy -- Entertainment of Alice, dowager-countess of Derby -- City pageant -- Verses from Chester's Love's martyr -- The mountebank's masque -- Commendatory verses prefixed to Ben Jonson's Sejanus. Produced by David Clarke, Carol Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Works of John Marston. Volume 3" by John Marston is a collection of plays and poetry written in the early 17th century. This volume encompasses several works, with the first being "Eastward Ho," which features a mix of humorous and serious themes around social status, ambition, and moral consequences. It follows the intertwined lives of characters such as the goldsmith Touchstone, his daughters Gertrude and Mildred, and the scornful knight Sir Petronel Flash, illuminating contrasts between ambition and humility. The opening of the volume begins with a brief introduction to the play "Eastward Ho," setting the stage for a comedic exploration of the lives of a goldsmith, his apprentices, and the social dynamics in London. Touchstone is portrayed as a grounded figure, often wrestling with the extravagant ambitions of his daughter Gertrude, who is eager to elevate her status through marriage. The scene introduces a lively banter among the characters, with Quicksilver, one of the apprentices, embodying the reckless pursuit of gaiety and fortune. The relationships among Touchstone, his daughters, and the suitors create an atmosphere rich with humour, foreshadowing the conflicts born from their various aspirations and vices. The interplay hints at deeper themes of societal expectations, personal ambition, and the comedic folly of misguided desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46312/46312-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 English drama -- 17th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 1180891 2025-06-18T16:49:01.553558 text/html 1200139 2024-10-24T08:46:49 text/html 372016 2025-06-18T16:49:31.546399 application/epub+zip 390755 2025-06-18T16:49:06.554557 application/epub+zip 373979 2025-06-18T16:49:04.012558 application/epub+zip 856370 2025-06-18T16:49:45.139373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726454 2025-06-18T16:49:28.595480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714078 2022-09-21T05:27:13.625611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658900 2023-09-20T06:58:42.788423 text/plain 638916 2024-10-24T08:46:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17038 2025-06-18T16:49:45.376331 application/rdf+xml 8913 2025-06-18T16:49:04.399547 image/jpeg 1901 2025-06-18T16:49:04.207564 image/jpeg 386816 2025-06-18T16:49:01.632585 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