Project Gutenberg 2011-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 140 Dodsley, Robert 1703 1764 Dodsley, R. (Robert) Saddi, Nathan ben Solomon, Harry M. 84124836 The Toy Shop (1735) The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737) Publication Number 218-219 Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Toy Shop (1735) The King and the Miller of Mansfield (1737)" by Robert Dodsley is a collection of two short plays written in the early 18th century. These works reflect the evolving landscape of English drama during the Augustan period, focusing on satire and moral themes relevant to society. Both plays explore the follies of humanity through a comedic lens, encapsulating Dodsley’s observations on human behavior and societal norms. In "The Toy Shop," the narrative revolves around a toy shop where the shopkeeper humorously critiques the trivial nature of societal values and human vanity through the sale of various baubles and curiosities. Employing wit and satire, the shopkeeper serves as a moral commentator on the absurdities of human nature and societal priorities. In contrast, "The King and the Miller of Mansfield" portrays a more earnest tale where the King, while lost in Sherwood Forest, encounters a miller who exemplifies the virtues of honesty and integrity. The play explores themes of justice and human worth, culminating in a resolution that emphasizes merit over nobility. Together, these plays embody Dodsley's aim to entertain while simultaneously provoking thought about societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature 134209 133344 2024-09-15T11:50:51.801037 2023-09-16T05:33:19.319874 text/html text/html 128368 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 196799 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 297145 2024-09-15T11:50:58.219155 application/epub+zip 298260 2024-09-15T11:50:54.521011 application/epub+zip 109699 2024-09-15T11:50:53.496039 application/epub+zip 506428 2024-09-15T11:51:00.545988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495083 2024-09-15T11:50:57.317991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145763 2022-09-16T15:48:46.053093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107371 107271 2024-09-15T11:50:51.134029 2023-09-16T05:33:18.683859 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107203 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42017 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 107196 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42003 2021-01-07T20:41:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20066 2024-09-15T11:51:00.686970 application/rdf+xml 25431 2024-09-15T11:50:53.858997 image/jpeg 4832 2024-09-15T11:50:53.677010 image/jpeg 278078 2024-09-15T11:50:51.835033 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