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The Alchemist

The Alchemist

Jonson, Ben

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ISBN10: 116140578X
ISBN13: 9781161405781
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.31 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Alchemist is a play written by English playwright Ben Jonson in 1610. It is a satirical comedy that explores the themes of greed, deception, and the corrupting influence of money. The play follows the exploits of a trio of con artists - Subtle, Face, and Dol - who pose as alchemists in order to swindle their clients out of their money. They are aided in their schemes by a variety of colorful characters, including a wealthy widow, a Puritan, and a gullible young man. As the play unfolds, the characters' motivations and desires become increasingly complex, leading to a series of hilarious and unexpected twists and turns. The Alchemist is widely regarded as one of Jonson's greatest works and a classic of English literature.1612. The Alchemist was acted in 1610 and first published in 1612 in quarto. There were no other quarto editions and the play next appeared considerably revised by the author in the corrected folio of 1616. A few more corrections are to be found in the second folio which was published in 1640, four years after Jonson's death. They are the work either of Jonson himself or of Sir Kenhelm Digby. The British Museum copy of the first edition is here reproduced.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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