Project Gutenberg 2015-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 66 Oxenford, John 1812 1877 Retained for the Defence: A Farce, in One Act Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust, the University of Illinois, and Google. "Retained for the Defence: A Farce, in One Act" by John Oxenford is a comedic play written in the mid-19th century, likely during the Victorian era. This work is a farce, a genre characterized by exaggerated and improbable situations, and focuses on the comedic entanglements in a social setting. The narrative revolves around themes of mistaken identity and the absurdity of social distinctions, showcasing how appearances can be deceiving. The plot unfolds at an evening party hosted by Mr. De Windsor, who has just returned from watching a court case where a man named Pawkins was acquitted of theft, having been wrongfully accused. Eager to stand by the “innocent” Pawkins, De Windsor invites him to his party, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings. The character of Whitewash, a barrister who defended Pawkins, finds himself tangled in a web of deception and comedy as De Windsor insists on marrying his daughter to him, believing he’s a noble defender of virtue. As the story unfolds, Pawkins inadvertently becomes the center of attention, while various characters' true intentions are hilariously revealed, ultimately culminating in a farcical resolution that highlights the ridiculousness of the societal situation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 86198 86201 2024-09-20T13:32:54.158943 2023-09-21T09:56:47.086664 text/html text/html 83467 2015-06-27T10:07:44 text/html 195133 2024-09-20T13:32:57.610930 application/epub+zip 194145 2024-09-20T13:32:54.948933 application/epub+zip 92185 2024-09-20T13:32:54.556918 application/epub+zip 247532 2024-09-20T13:32:59.630907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229558 2024-09-20T13:32:57.205929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127941 2022-09-22T10:39:02.919601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60447 60323 2024-09-20T13:32:53.711920 2023-09-21T09:56:46.600670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60573 2015-06-27T10:07:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23462 2015-06-27T10:07:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18428 2024-09-20T13:32:59.765884 application/rdf+xml 22378 2024-09-20T13:32:54.632922 image/jpeg 3264 2024-09-20T13:32:54.594906 image/jpeg 185694 2015-06-27T10:07:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 190114 2024-09-20T13:32:54.169948 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