A Trip To Scarborough

By Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Book Overview

A Trip to Scarborough is a play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a famous playwright of the 18th century. The play is a comedy that revolves around the character of Sir Anthony Absolute, a wealthy man who is in love with a young woman named Lydia Languish. However, Lydia is more interested in the idea of romance than in Sir Anthony himself, and she prefers to read romantic novels and dream of eloping with a poor but dashing hero.The action of the play takes place in Scarborough, a seaside resort town in England, where Sir Anthony and Lydia travel with their respective entourages. There, they encounter a number of colorful characters, including a group of actors who are performing a play in the town, and a young man named Captain Absolute, who is secretly in love with Lydia and is actually Sir Anthony's son in disguise.As the plot unfolds, the characters engage in a series of misunderstandings, deceptions, and romantic entanglements, leading to a final resolution in which true love triumphs and the various conflicts are resolved. Along the way, the play satirizes the conventions of romantic literature and the social mores of the time, while also providing a lively and entertaining comedy that remains popular to this day.Y. Fashion. Thou say'st true; for there's that fop now has not, by nature, wherewithal to move a cook maid: and by the time these fellows have done with him, egad he shall melt down a Countess--but now for my reception.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419103970
• ISBN13: 9781419103971
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"