The Way of the World
Paperback, 126 pages ISBN: 9781854591982Publication Date:
16 Nov 1995
Size: 160mm x 106mm£4.99 £3.99You save £1.00 (20%)
First Staged:
London, 1700

The Way of the World

By William Congreve

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A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period.

Mirabell loves the heiress Millamant and must concoct a clever plan which allows him to marry her and keep her fortune despite the vengeful wrath of her aunt, Lady Wishfort.

William Congreve's The Way of the World was first performed in March 1700 at the Theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London.

This edition, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is edited and introduced by Trevor Griffiths.

The Way of the World is also available in the collection Restoration Comedy: Three Plays.

Set Text >> The Way of the World is a set text for AQA A/AS Level English Literature and EdExcel A/AS Level English Literature.

Paperback,126 pages ISBN: 9781854591982Publication Date:
16 Nov 1995
Size: 160mm x 106mm£4.99 £3.99You save £1.00 (20%)

Also by William Congreve:

Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

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