Project Gutenberg 2015-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 123 Oxenford, John 1812 1877 Retained for the Defence: A Farce, in One Act Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust, the University of Illinois, and Google. "Retained for the Defence: A Farce, in One Act" by John Oxenford is a comedic play written in the mid-19th century, likely during the Victorian era. This work is a farce, a genre characterized by exaggerated and improbable situations, and focuses on the comedic entanglements in a social setting. The narrative revolves around themes of mistaken identity and the absurdity of social distinctions, showcasing how appearances can be deceiving. The plot unfolds at an evening party hosted by Mr. De Windsor, who has just returned from watching a court case where a man named Pawkins was acquitted of theft, having been wrongfully accused. Eager to stand by the “innocent” Pawkins, De Windsor invites him to his party, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings. The character of Whitewash, a barrister who defended Pawkins, finds himself tangled in a web of deception and comedy as De Windsor insists on marrying his daughter to him, believing he’s a noble defender of virtue. As the story unfolds, Pawkins inadvertently becomes the center of attention, while various characters' true intentions are hilariously revealed, ultimately culminating in a farcical resolution that highlights the ridiculousness of the societal situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 86394 2025-06-19T16:57:08.311395 text/html 63197 2024-10-24T17:36:57 text/html 195228 2025-06-19T16:57:11.894423 application/epub+zip 194143 2025-06-19T16:57:09.202371 application/epub+zip 92184 2025-06-19T16:57:08.772408 application/epub+zip 247528 2025-06-19T16:57:13.982359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229692 2025-06-19T16:57:11.467378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127941 2022-09-22T10:39:02.919601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60323 2023-09-21T09:56:46.600670 text/plain 40420 2024-10-24T17:36:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15813 2025-06-19T16:57:14.134352 application/rdf+xml 22378 2025-06-19T16:57:08.862389 image/jpeg 3264 2025-06-19T16:57:08.817369 image/jpeg 190176 2025-06-19T16:57:08.322398 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