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The City Heiress

by Aphra Behn
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781419156847
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 240
  • Original Price: USD 27.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 418 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

The City Heiress is a play written by Aphra Behn, first performed in 1682. The play revolves around the life of a wealthy heiress named Arabella, who is pursued by several suitors. However, she is determined to marry for love rather than money or status. Arabella's father, Sir Timothy Treat-all, is a corrupt politician who tries to arrange a marriage for her with a wealthy but unscrupulous nobleman named Lord Plotwell. Arabella's journey to find true love is complicated by the schemes of her father and the manipulations of Lord Plotwell. The play is a satirical commentary on the social and political climate of Restoration England, with themes of greed, corruption, and the struggle for power. Behn's witty dialogue and sharp observations of human behavior make The City Heiress a compelling and entertaining read.Sir Charles, thanks to Heaven, you may be leud, you have a plentiful Estate, may whore, drink, game, and play the Devil: your Uncle, Sir Anthony Meriwill, intends to give you all his Estate too. But for such Sparks as this, and my Fop in Fashion here, why, with what Face, Conscience, or Religion, can they be leud and vitious, keep their Wenches, Coaches, rich Liveries, and so forth, who live upon Charity, and the Sins of the Nation?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.

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