Project Gutenberg 2012-01-17 Public domain in the USA. 54 Flotow, Friedrich von 1812 1883 Von Flotow, F. (Friedrich) Carle, Glen Friedrich, W. 1879 Riese, Wilhelm Friedrich Riese, Friedrich Wilhelm Friedrich, Wilhelm Baum, M. Louise 1867 1941 Baum, Maria Louise Martha; or, The Fair at Richmond Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Tor Martin Kristiansen, Dianne Nolan, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Martha; or, The Fair at Richmond" by Friedrich von Flotow and W. Friedrich is an operatic libretto adapted for use in schools, reflecting the style of works produced during the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around themes of mistaken identity, love, and social class distinctions, set against the backdrop of a lively rural fair in Richmond where the lives of various characters intertwine. The story follows Lady Harriet, who, feeling trapped in her aristocratic life, disguises herself as a servant girl named Martha to explore the fair and seek adventure. Along with her devoted maid Nancy, she finds herself in amusing and romantic escapades with two gentlemen, Lionel and Plunket, who are in search of new household staff. As a comedy of errors unfolds, identities blur and true feelings emerge, leading to a tangled web of love and mischief. Throughout the opera, the characters grapple with their social roles and personal desires, ultimately leading to moments of revelation and reconciliation, reinforcing the notion that love transcends class boundaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Operas -- Librettos ML Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 155492 155264 2024-10-16T09:46:34.202091 2023-09-17T04:32:56.685214 text/html text/html 153896 2012-01-17T19:01:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 40810 2012-01-17T19:01:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 117124 2024-10-16T09:46:43.114846 application/epub+zip 117466 2024-10-16T09:46:37.645877 application/epub+zip 105521 2024-10-16T09:46:36.237873 application/epub+zip 279625 2024-10-16T09:46:46.269824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304665 2024-10-16T09:46:41.989883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265224 2022-09-17T15:16:37.913076 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98026 97894 2024-10-16T09:46:33.161917 2023-09-17T04:32:55.604203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 97790 2012-01-17T19:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36130 2012-01-17T19:01:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20319 2024-10-16T09:46:46.418821 application/rdf+xml 15103 2024-10-16T09:46:36.804880 image/jpeg 3864 2024-10-16T09:46:36.517869 image/jpeg 111990 2024-10-16T09:46:34.213916 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