Project Gutenberg 2015-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 82 Dodsley, Robert 1703 1764 Dodsley, R. (Robert) Saddi, Nathan ben Hazlitt, William Carew 1834 1913 Hazlitt, W. Carew (William Carew) A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 A match at midnight -- The city nightcap -- The city match -- The queen of Arragon -- The antiquary. Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13" by Robert Dodsley is a collection of theatrical works likely compiled in the mid-18th century. This particular volume features the play "A Match at Mid-night," which showcases a humorous take on marriage and social interactions among a variety of characters including suitors, a widow, and various comedic figures. The play offers a glimpse into the social mores of its time, particularly surrounding love and pre-marital courtship. The opening of "A Match at Mid-night" introduces us to Tim Bloodhound and his servant Sim as they prepare for the arrival of a widow, intended to be their mother-in-law. The comedic elements are evident as Tim expresses concerns about marrying her while being distracted by the unconventional habits of his family. The scene quickly unfolds with various characters engaging in witty exchanges, revealing familial conflicts, and setting the stage for an impending marriage that is met with humor and reluctance. As the characters prepare for the widow's arrival, there are hints of jealousy, rivalry, and the complexities of romantic engagement, providing a lively foundation for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1400229 1400231 2024-09-20T14:21:22.842650 2023-09-21T10:43:32.193520 text/html text/html 1440882 2015-07-12T10:47:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 411245 2015-07-12T10:47:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 478940 2024-09-20T14:22:20.556889 application/epub+zip 487688 2024-09-20T14:21:38.428584 application/epub+zip 474606 2024-09-20T14:21:30.472584 application/epub+zip 982731 2024-09-20T14:22:36.436753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 931015 2024-09-20T14:22:06.594920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 915679 2022-09-22T11:44:45.355427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 797551 797450 2024-09-20T14:21:13.974667 2023-09-21T10:43:23.995862 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 797491 2015-07-12T10:47:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 299525 2015-07-12T10:47:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19017 2024-09-20T14:22:36.656742 application/rdf+xml 10895 2024-09-20T14:21:30.907565 image/jpeg 1986 2024-09-20T14:21:30.694568 image/jpeg 408386 2024-09-20T14:21:22.939612 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