{"product_id":"doctor-scratch-and-other-plays-9781479400768","title":"Doctor Scratch and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alain Rene Le Sage | Charles Dufresny | Frank J. Morlock\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Borgo Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Borgo Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree French comedies revolving around marriage, misidentification, medicine--and money! DOCTOR SCRATCH, by Noël le Breton, is a clever and hilarious farce, in which love becomes hopelessly entangled in the attempts by the characters to improve their declining financial situations. THE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Alain-René Lesage, the well-known novelist, two criminals manage to insert themselves as valets to several young men looking to marry the daughters of wealthy families--and decide to abscond with the dowry themselves! In THE FORFEITURE, by Charles Dufresny, a handsome young man is constricted in his marriage prospects by the fact that his two maiden-lady aunts control the family fortune, which can only be forfeited to him if they marry. Another valet takes charge by seducing both women in different guises. Three very funny--and very modern--takes on the art and science of romancing!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borgo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779363782807,"sku":"9781479400768","price":1373.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781479400768.webp?v=1778035866","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/doctor-scratch-and-other-plays-9781479400768","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}