Project Gutenberg 2015-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 527 Jonson, Ben 1637 Johnson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Ionson, Ben Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_Fair_(play) Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet Archive, the University of California, and Christopher Webber. "Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy" by Ben Jonson is a comedic play written in the early 17th century. The play is set during the annual Bartholomew Fair in London and features a diverse array of characters such as the eager esquire Bartholomew Cokes, the proctor John Littlewit, and the "zealous" Rabbi Busy, each of whom contributes to the chaotic and lively atmosphere of the fair. The work explores themes of social interaction, morality, and the follies of human nature within a festive setting. At the start of "Bartholomew Fair," we are introduced to the bustling environment of the fair through the eyes of various characters waiting for the spectacle to unfold. The stage is set with descriptions of the characters, hinting at their motives and relationships, such as Bartholomew Cokes' plans to marry Grace Wellborn and Littlewit’s humorous observations on the chaos around him. The prologue also presents a playful tone, engaging the audience directly and setting expectations for the ensuing comedic antics. Through witty dialogue and lively interactions, particularly between characters like Littlewit, Winwife, and their suitors, the opening establishes a humorous critique of society's pretenses and the absurdities of the fair itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.1 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 341323 2025-06-20T03:48:20.119960 text/html 321099 2024-10-24T17:44:14 text/html 200214 2025-06-20T03:48:27.621854 application/epub+zip 199145 2025-06-20T03:48:21.391856 application/epub+zip 182393 2025-06-20T03:48:20.746943 application/epub+zip 324312 2025-06-20T03:48:31.621853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292443 2025-06-20T03:48:26.871882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276111 2022-09-22T11:58:41.788293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244922 2023-09-21T10:53:46.102554 text/plain 225174 2024-10-24T17:44:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15993 2025-06-20T03:48:31.775823 application/rdf+xml 20550 2025-06-20T03:48:20.875874 image/jpeg 3330 2025-06-20T03:48:20.811870 image/jpeg 188419 2025-06-20T03:48:20.148972 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