Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 152 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751 1816 Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan, R. B. (Richard Brinsley) A Trip to Scarborough; and, The Critic Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Trip to Scarborough" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan is a comedy play written in the late 18th century. The narrative follows a series of misunderstandings, romantic pursuits, and social dynamics centered around a group of characters attending the resort town of Scarborough, including Tom Fashion, who seeks fortune and love amid a tangled web of relationships. The opening of the play introduces us to Tom Fashion and his servant Lory, who arrive at an inn in Scarborough. They quickly illustrate their struggles with financial woes, highlighting Tom's disdain for his wealthy brother, Lord Foppington, who is set to marry a wealthy heiress. The interaction reveals Tom’s plan to engage with his brother over money while setting the stage for a humorous clash of personalities. We also meet Colonel Townly, who provides insight into the social landscape of their surroundings, focusing on potential love interests and rivalries, notably regarding Amanda and Berinthia, the ladies caught up in the romantic entanglements. This initial setup hints at the complexities of courtship and deception that will unfold as the characters pursue their various agendas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 249799 249870 2024-10-03T12:11:43.239808 2023-10-03T10:38:29.563472 text/html text/html 258122 2019-11-14T23:28:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 86028 2020-12-30T07:42:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 180537 2024-10-03T12:11:52.663734 application/epub+zip 179191 2024-10-03T12:11:46.894773 application/epub+zip 165073 2024-10-03T12:11:45.451770 application/epub+zip 348552 2024-10-03T12:11:56.134708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325937 2024-10-03T12:11:51.608766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297794 2022-09-04T04:35:37.785379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213511 213457 2024-10-03T12:11:41.985784 2023-10-03T10:38:28.517457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223078 2020-06-21T05:39:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 82895 2020-12-30T07:42:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 208562 2020-12-30T07:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81722 2020-12-30T07:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21693 2024-10-03T12:11:56.269715 application/rdf+xml 13949 2024-10-03T12:11:46.031765 image/jpeg 3446 2024-10-03T12:11:45.743753 image/jpeg 164465 2024-10-03T12:11:43.260772 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