The Way To Keep Him: A Comedy In Five Acts (1770)

By Arthur Murphy

Book Overview

The Way to Keep Him is a comedic play written by Arthur Murphy in 1770. The play is divided into five acts and follows the story of Sir Bashful Constant, a wealthy and timid man who is married to Lady Constant. Despite his wealth and status, Sir Bashful is constantly worried about losing his wife's affection and seeks advice from his friend, Mr. Lovemore, on how to keep her interested in him. However, Mr. Lovemore is a notorious womanizer and his advice leads Sir Bashful down a path of jealousy and suspicion. Along the way, there are mistaken identities, misunderstandings, and other comedic mishaps that ultimately lead to a happy ending. The play satirizes the social norms and expectations of the upper class in 18th century England and explores themes of love, marriage, and fidelity.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: 1163915602
• ISBN13: 9781163915608
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"