Project Gutenberg 2011-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 265 Farquhar, George 1707 Farquhar, G. (George) Inchbald, Mrs. 1753 1821 Inchbald, Elizabeth Simpson The Recruiting Officer Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team "The Recruiting Officer" by George Farquhar is a comedy written in the early 18th century. The play centers around Captain Plume, a charismatic recruiting officer, as he navigates the complexities of love and military duty while recruiting soldiers in Shrewsbury. The narrative also features other vibrant characters, such as Serjeant Kite, Justice Balance, and the young women, Sylvia and Melinda, who play significant roles in the unfolding comedy of misunderstandings and romantic entanglements. The opening portion of the play introduces the lively characters and the setting of Shrewsbury through a bustling market scene where Serjeant Kite attempts to recruit soldiers with humorous speeches. Captain Plume arrives, discussing his successful recruitment efforts and the antics surrounding them. The conversation reveals a love interest with Sylvia, who wishes to join the army disguised as a man. Additionally, a subplot involving Melinda hints at romantic complications with Mr. Worthy and Captain Brazen. The air is filled with comedy, flirtation, and mischief as the characters' interactions set the stage for precarious relationships and comedic scenarios throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama (Comedy) English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 Military towns -- Drama Recruiting and enlistment -- Drama Shrewsbury (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 184174 184080 2024-09-15T14:13:56.736522 2023-09-16T07:37:11.314449 text/html text/html 186470 2021-04-28T12:25:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 462968 2021-04-28T12:29:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528319 2024-09-15T14:14:02.935456 application/epub+zip 529487 2024-09-15T14:13:58.235485 application/epub+zip 110779 2024-09-15T14:13:57.317517 application/epub+zip 653920 2024-09-15T14:14:06.193471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627493 2024-09-15T14:14:02.238604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210325 2022-09-17T04:38:36.181577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144730 2024-09-15T14:13:55.598527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144691 2021-04-28T12:27:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 54620 2021-04-28T12:28:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19476 2024-09-15T14:14:06.343449 application/rdf+xml 12494 2024-09-15T14:13:57.684474 image/jpeg 3649 2024-09-15T14:13:57.502482 image/jpeg 524044 2024-09-15T14:13:56.757534 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 en.wikipedia