High Life Below Stairs: A Farce In Two Acts (1759)

By James Townley

Book Overview

High Life Below Stairs: A Farce In Two Acts is a play written by James Townley in 1759. The play is set in the household of Sir Harry and Lady Racket, who are hosting a dinner party for their high society friends. The play satirizes the behavior and attitudes of the upper class and their servants. The servants, who are portrayed as cunning and manipulative, use their positions to gain advantages over their employers. The play also highlights the hypocrisy of the upper class, who are shown to be more concerned with appearances than with morals. The play's title refers to the contrast between the glamorous lifestyle of the upper class and the menial labor of their servants. Overall, High Life Below Stairs is a humorous and biting critique of the social hierarchy of 18th century England.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: 1163997951
• ISBN13: 9781163997956
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"