Project Gutenberg 2015-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 51 Baker, George M. (George Melville) 1832 1890 Baker, George Melville Baker, G. M. (George Melville) Poison: A Farce Produced by David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Poison: A Farce" by George M. Baker is a comedic play written in the late 19th century. The work is a farce that explores themes of misunderstanding and mistaken identity, centering around the amusing misadventures of its characters. The setting is primarily in the breakfast room of a suburban villa, highlighting the domestic hilarities that ensue. The story revolves around Mr. Theophilus Twitters, a retired sugar merchant, who is beset by a series of comedic complications. As he prepares for a journey, he faces interference from various characters, including his daughter's suitor, Dr. Squillcox, and the mother of his late wife. Amidst the chaos of breakfast interruptions and an ominous letter warning of poison in his sugar, Twitters navigates through misunderstandings that threaten his plans and familial relationships. The characters' interactions lead to humorous situations, culminating in an outrageous resolution where mistaken identities and motives are revealed, making for a lively and entertaining performance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies American drama -- 19th century PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 109605 109613 2024-09-20T14:36:04.277565 2023-09-21T10:57:35.097439 text/html text/html 102306 2021-01-25T04:45:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 543008 2021-01-25T04:45:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 551087 2024-09-20T14:36:09.202526 application/epub+zip 549695 2024-09-20T14:36:05.455558 application/epub+zip 95144 2024-09-20T14:36:04.603558 application/epub+zip 833026 2024-09-20T14:36:11.541537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 822443 2024-09-20T14:36:08.260550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139601 2022-09-22T12:04:14.767022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73930 73727 2024-09-20T14:36:03.541575 2023-09-21T10:57:34.227423 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 73824 2015-07-18T13:35:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27480 2015-07-18T13:37:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18690 2024-09-20T14:36:11.686511 application/rdf+xml 26440 2024-09-20T14:36:04.675567 image/jpeg 4234 2024-09-20T14:36:04.639694 image/jpeg 544742 2024-09-20T14:36:04.299594 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