Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 125 Dufresny, Charles Rivière 1657 1724 Dufresny, Charles, sieur de La Rivière Fresny, Charles Rivière Du Rivière Du Frény, Monsieur (Charles) Riviere Du Freny, Monsieur (Charles) La Rivière, Charles Dufresny, sieur de Morlock, Frank J. Le double veuvage. English The Double Widowing Produced by Dagny and Frank J. Morlock "The Double Widowing" by Charles Rivière Dufresny is a comedic play written in the early 18th century. The story revolves around the intrigues of characters dealing with themes of love, deception, and societal expectations in the context of marriage and widowhood. The plot unfolds in the luxurious setting of a Countess's country house, where misunderstandings and manipulations lead to a series of humorous situations involving a widow, her deceased husband, and various suitors. In the play, the plot thickens as the widow Mrs. Bramble, believing herself to be free and in mourning, unknowingly becomes the target of a scheme designed by the Countess to orchestrate marriages for the younger characters. Mr. Bramble, her husband, is alive but is led to believe that he is the widower of his own faked death, complicating matters further. Desmond, the nephew of Mr. Bramble, is in love with Arabella, Mrs. Bramble's niece, and their secret amorous plans become intertwined with the Countess's manipulations. The humor is driven by the misunderstandings and mistaken identities that arise from the characters' unfulfilled desires and the farcical twists that ultimately lead to a mix of love, comedy, and a breakdown of social pretenses, culminating in a chaotic but joyful resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en French drama (Comedy) -- 18th century French drama -- 18th century -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 102644 2025-08-02T14:18:34.861088 text/html 102465 2025-01-09T18:25:24.104803 text/html 109605 2025-08-02T14:18:40.596083 application/epub+zip 109691 2025-08-02T14:18:37.675031 application/epub+zip 97492 2025-08-02T14:18:36.582063 application/epub+zip 219043 2025-08-02T14:18:42.517990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206505 2025-08-02T14:18:39.960018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180734 2022-09-03T06:19:40.570782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77073 2025-08-02T14:18:34.604086 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76780 2012-08-03T21:25:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18373 2025-08-02T14:18:42.656990 application/rdf+xml 13109 2025-08-02T14:18:37.079037 image/jpeg 3243 2025-08-02T14:18:36.828056 image/jpeg 28188 2012-08-03T21:33:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 108013 2025-08-02T14:18:34.871044 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia