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The Merchant Prince Of Cornville: A Comedy (1896)

The Merchant Prince Of Cornville: A Comedy (1896)

Gross, Samuel Eberly

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ISBN10: 1164162063
ISBN13: 9781164162063
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Merchant Prince of Cornville is a comedic play written by Samuel Eberly Gross in 1896. The story is set in the fictional town of Cornville and follows the life of a wealthy merchant named Silas Rutherford. Silas is known as the Merchant Prince of Cornville and is highly respected by the townspeople for his wealth and influence.The play revolves around Silas' attempts to marry off his daughter, Lucy, to a wealthy suitor. However, Lucy has other plans and falls in love with a poor artist named Tom. Silas disapproves of the match and tries to break up the couple, but ultimately realizes that true love is more important than money and status.Throughout the play, there are various comedic moments and eccentric characters, such as Silas' rival, Ezra Hoskins, and the town gossip, Mrs. Grundy. The Merchant Prince of Cornville is a lighthearted and entertaining play that explores themes of love, wealth, and social status.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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