Project Gutenberg 2014-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 225 Cowley, Hannah 1743 1809 Cowley, Hannah Parkhouse Parkhouse, Hannah Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson A Bold Stroke for a Husband: A Comedy in Five Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bold_Stroke_for_a_Husband Produced by Delphine Lettau and the team at Distributed Proofreaders Canada "A Bold Stroke for a Husband: A Comedy in Five Acts" by Hannah Cowley is a comedic play written in the early 19th century. Set in Spain, it revolves around the various romantic entanglements and intrigues involving notable characters such as the strong-willed Olivia and her father, Don Cæsar, who is determined to see her married. The play explores themes of love, manipulation, and the dynamics between men and women in the societal context of the time. The opening of the play introduces us to a lively and humorous scenario in Madrid, where characters such as Sancha and Pedro engage in clever banter while preparing for the repercussions of love and jealousy. We meet Don Carlos, who harbors a tumultuous relationship with his wife and enters into a comedic interplay with other suitors. Meanwhile, Olivia grapples with numerous suitors and her resistance to conform to societal expectations of marriage, revealing her assertive personality. As the scenes unfold, both familial pressure and romantic antics set the stage for the conflicts and resolutions that will define the characters’ fates throughout the rest of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Man-woman relationships -- Drama English drama -- 18th century Impostors and imposture -- Drama Madrid (Spain) -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 182072 2025-07-19T06:26:24.290130 text/html 162043 2024-10-24T12:19:00 text/html 151410 2025-07-19T06:26:31.684618 application/epub+zip 153459 2025-07-19T06:26:27.555118 application/epub+zip 128451 2025-07-19T06:26:26.319120 application/epub+zip 323552 2025-07-19T06:26:34.422594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298338 2025-07-19T06:26:30.891605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228893 2022-09-21T13:59:02.305703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144035 2025-07-19T06:26:23.317152 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124097 2024-10-24T12:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18828 2025-07-19T06:26:34.560586 application/rdf+xml 16327 2025-07-19T06:26:26.836140 image/jpeg 3732 2025-07-19T06:26:26.577132 image/jpeg 148613 2025-07-19T06:26:24.304143 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