Project Gutenberg 2014-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 334 Cowley, Hannah 1743 1809 Cowley, Hannah Parkhouse Parkhouse, Hannah 25005579 The Belle's Stratagem Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle%27s_Stratagem E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team "The Belle's Stratagem" by Hannah Cowley is a comedic play written in the late 18th century. The narrative revolves around themes of love, deception, and social expectations within the context of a marriage between the wealthy heiress Letitia Hardy and the dashing Doricourt. The story is rich with vibrant characters, each bringing their unique perspectives on courtship and societal norms. The opening of the play introduces us to the character Saville, who is searching for his friend Doricourt in Lincoln's Inn. As they exchange witty banter, we learn about Doricourt's turbulent feelings towards his upcoming marriage to Letitia Hardy, whom he believes to be merely beautiful but lacking the spirit found in women of other countries. Meanwhile, Letitia is portrayed as anxious about winning Doricourt's affection after years of being apart. As different social circles converge, the characters prepare for a masquerade, setting the stage for unfolding complications in love and identity that promise comedic tension. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama London (England) -- Drama English drama -- 18th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 199798 2025-07-19T07:27:06.205934 text/html 180919 2024-10-24T12:51:35 text/html 290665 2025-07-19T07:27:11.036973 application/epub+zip 292824 2025-07-19T07:27:07.283949 application/epub+zip 192013 2025-07-19T07:27:06.739936 application/epub+zip 298443 2025-07-19T07:27:13.747906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269719 2025-07-19T07:27:10.664942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256448 2022-09-21T15:29:00.522531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161633 2025-07-19T07:27:05.428954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 141840 2024-10-24T12:51:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18263 2025-07-19T07:27:13.886932 application/rdf+xml 8770 2025-07-19T07:27:06.976979 image/jpeg 1942 2025-07-19T07:27:06.857930 image/jpeg 232172 2025-07-19T07:27:06.224930 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