Project Gutenberg 2015-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 58 Oxenford, John 1812 1877 Twice Killed: A Farce in One Act Reading ease score: 86.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the HathiTrust, Ohio State University and Google, and with special thanks to the Victorian Plays Project. "Twice Killed: A Farce in One Act" by John Oxenford is a comedic play written during the early 19th century, specifically in the Victorian era. This farce revolves around themes of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements, set against the backdrop of societal norms and the absurdity of love. Through lively characters and humorous scenarios, it explores the consequences of secrecy and deception in romantic pursuits. The storyline follows Mr. Ralph Reckless, who pursues a young lady named Julia Flighty while using a false identity to avoid the scrutiny of his guardian. Meanwhile, Tom, his servant, devises a heartfelt plan to win over Fanny Pepper by gifting her a basket filled with groceries. However, the situation escalates when Reckless finds himself hidden inside a basket intended for Fanny, leading to a chaotic series of events as various characters misunderstand the circumstances. The play culminates in a humorous resolution as all characters come together, revealing true identities and intentions amidst a series of blunders, making for a tangled, yet comedic finale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 90412 90409 2024-10-20T14:34:51.975143 2023-09-21T10:57:41.945483 text/html text/html 87836 2015-07-18T11:45:26 text/html 139393 2024-10-20T14:34:55.629265 application/epub+zip 138413 2024-10-20T14:34:52.923152 application/epub+zip 72943 2024-10-20T14:34:52.457157 application/epub+zip 184074 2024-10-20T14:34:57.746156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166410 2024-10-20T14:34:55.196146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101181 2022-09-22T12:04:25.281096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62535 62352 2024-10-20T14:34:51.453147 2023-09-21T10:57:41.403472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 62720 2015-07-18T11:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24232 2015-07-18T11:45:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19649 2024-10-20T14:34:57.884107 application/rdf+xml 9141 2024-10-20T14:34:52.534139 image/jpeg 2169 2024-10-20T14:34:52.496132 image/jpeg 123348 2015-07-18T11:45:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 127723 2024-10-20T14:34:51.988149 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