Project Gutenberg 2016-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 101 Poole, John 1872 Poole, J. (John) The Scape-Goat: A Farce in One Act Produced by David Edwards, readbueno and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Scape-Goat: A Farce in One Act" by John Poole is a comedic play written in the early 19th century. This farce revolves around themes of love, misunderstanding, and the societal constraints of marriage during the Regency era in Britain. The plot centers on the youthful dilemmas faced by Charles, a young man caught between his romantic desires and the strict oversight of his tutor, Ignatius Polyglot. The storyline unfolds as Charles confesses to Polyglot that he is in love, only for Polyglot to panic over the perceived dangers of romance. Charles reveals that he is already married to Harriet, the daughter of a deceased officer, but has kept it a secret to avoid his father's disapproval. As the play progresses, misunderstandings ensue, particularly from the meddlesome servant Molly, who inadvertently threatens to expose Charles's secret marriage. The farce culminates with a series of comedic revelations and misunderstandings that challenge societal norms about education, responsibility, and love, ultimately leading to forgiveness and a humorous resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- 19th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 91663 2025-07-21T06:29:41.385321 text/html 68443 2024-10-23T00:56:32 text/html 113322 2025-07-21T06:29:44.180305 application/epub+zip 113392 2025-07-21T06:29:41.981322 application/epub+zip 97629 2025-07-21T06:29:41.674332 application/epub+zip 159396 2025-07-21T06:29:45.761290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142349 2025-07-21T06:29:43.880304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127238 2022-09-24T00:27:44.979331 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68170 2025-07-21T06:29:40.884338 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48269 2024-10-23T00:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16741 2025-07-21T06:29:45.882289 application/rdf+xml 16659 2025-07-21T06:29:41.753321 image/jpeg 2410 2025-07-21T06:29:41.715322 image/jpeg 105375 2025-07-21T06:29:41.394340 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