Project Gutenberg 2016-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 193 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset Mrs. Dot: A Farce Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Mrs. Dot: A Farce" by W. Somerset Maugham is a comedy play written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mrs. Worthley, affectionately known as Mrs. Dot, who is entangled in a web of romantic and financial struggles involving herself, the handsome Gerald Halstane, and the complications of love amidst societal expectations. With themes of class distinction and the intricacies of personal relationships, the play examines the humorous yet poignant realities of love and ambition. At the start of "Mrs. Dot," we are introduced to the charismatic and somewhat broke Gerald Halstane, whose financial woes are revealed through his interactions with his servant, Charles, and his solicitor, Mr. Rixon. Gerald learns he has unexpectedly inherited wealth and a title, which complicates his feelings for Mrs. Dot, a lively brewery owner with whom he shares a close relationship. The initial act sets the stage for conflict, romance, and comedy as Gerald navigates his existing engagement to Nellie Sellenger and the newfound attraction he feels for Mrs. Dot, leading to humorous exchanges and the inevitable complications of their intertwined lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama Widows -- Drama English drama -- 20th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 261073 2025-06-20T12:27:13.846817 text/html 244570 2024-10-22T23:40:38 text/html 172308 2025-06-20T12:27:21.294808 application/epub+zip 175965 2025-06-20T12:27:14.866316 application/epub+zip 99219 2025-06-20T12:27:14.341858 application/epub+zip 285257 2025-06-20T12:27:24.694880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275546 2025-06-20T12:27:20.805747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198753 2022-09-23T06:11:03.299673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165207 2025-06-20T12:27:11.728394 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145405 2024-10-22T23:40:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16740 2025-06-20T12:27:24.864754 application/rdf+xml 12200 2025-06-20T12:27:14.473835 image/jpeg 2314 2025-06-20T12:27:14.410797 image/jpeg 153595 2025-06-20T12:27:13.867795 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