Project Gutenberg 2006-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 39 Colman, George 1762 1836 Colman, George, the younger Griffinhoof, Arthur Coleman, George John Bull; Or, The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts E-text prepared by Steven desJardins and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "John Bull; Or, The Englishman's Fireside: A Comedy, in Five Acts" by George Colman is a comedic play written in the early 19th century. It addresses themes of love, societal expectations, and the follies of human nature through its humorous characters and situations. The drama unfolds against a backdrop of relationships and conflicts, particularly revolving around the main character, Job Thornberry, who faces the distress of his daughter's departure and the impact of his friend's betrayal on his business. The opening of the play introduces the character Dennis Brulgruddery, who operates a struggling pub called the Red Cow on Muckslush Heath in Cornwall. He and his servant, Dan, express their woes about the state of their establishment and their lack of customers. As they discuss the arrival of a stranger, Peregrine, who has been shipwrecked, tensions rise with the sudden entrance of a distraught girl named Mary. She reveals her troubles stemming from a broken engagement, setting the stage for a mix of comedic misunderstandings, heartfelt moments, and the exploration of personal connections that characterize the unfolding story. The interactions between these diverse characters hint at the humorous chaos that will ensue, making it clear that the play will blend wit with deeper emotional undertones. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 224509 224384 2024-09-09T04:15:27.113831 2023-09-09T07:07:44.339121 text/html text/html 229277 2007-01-02T14:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 198959 2021-01-01T16:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270799 2024-09-09T04:15:34.069825 application/epub+zip 273121 2024-09-09T04:15:29.016838 application/epub+zip 144284 2024-09-09T04:15:27.895840 application/epub+zip 516506 2024-09-09T04:15:37.243790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523001 2024-09-09T04:15:33.174799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333355 2022-09-09T13:14:11.256388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174922 174840 2024-09-09T04:15:25.804853 2023-09-09T07:07:43.287105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 174507 2021-01-01T16:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66349 2021-01-01T16:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174516 2021-01-01T16:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66345 2021-01-01T16:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20567 2024-09-09T04:15:37.385782 application/rdf+xml 24224 2024-09-09T04:15:28.272818 image/jpeg 4700 2024-09-09T04:15:28.083829 image/jpeg 269025 2024-09-09T04:15:27.134825 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia