Project Gutenberg 2019-04-13 Public domain in the USA. 114 Holley, Marietta 1836 1926 Josiah Allen's wife Holley, Mariettta Betsey Bobbett: A Drama "Scenes drawn from the book My Opinions and Betsey Bobbett's." See Project Gutenberg ebook #55594. Produced by Richard Tonsing, hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Betsey Bobbett: A Drama" by Marietta Holley is a comedic play likely written in the late 19th century. This work reflects the social dynamics and gender expectations of the time, woven together through the experiences of its characters. The central topic revolves around marriage, individuality, and the role of women in society, particularly through the lens of Betsey Bobbett, an older unmarried woman torn between her romantic aspirations and societal pressures. In the story, Betsey Bobbett dreams of marriage and wades through the complicated dynamics of her small community, which includes characters like her brother Shakespeare Bobbett, the bumbling widower Simon Slimpsey, and various townspeople who either support or deride her views on love and relationship. The drama unfolds through comedic interactions at domestic settings, quire meetings, and conversations that highlight Betsey's struggle for self-identity amidst the societal expectation to marry. As Betsey navigates her hopes and the dismal realities of her love life, the narrative ultimately critiques the very institution of marriage while painting a humorous yet poignant picture of late 19th-century life. The blending of humor with serious themes offers a unique perspective on love, societal roles, and the human condition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 150049 2025-07-23T12:39:19.692757 text/html 148421 2019-04-13T12:19:06 text/html 134546 2025-07-23T12:39:23.909761 application/epub+zip 133217 2025-07-23T12:39:20.752744 application/epub+zip 120204 2025-07-23T12:39:20.303771 application/epub+zip 184063 2025-07-23T12:39:26.000751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177207 2025-07-23T12:39:23.481759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164480 2022-09-26T22:08:54.459022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110278 2025-07-23T12:39:19.279760 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110513 2019-04-13T12:19:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18584 2025-07-23T12:39:26.130806 application/rdf+xml 13463 2025-07-23T12:39:20.386737 image/jpeg 2326 2025-07-23T12:39:20.345754 image/jpeg 41024 2019-04-13T12:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 116282 2019-04-13T12:19:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 117523 2025-07-23T12:39:19.708747 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