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The Alchemist
| Author: | Jonson, Ben
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| Tags: | Drama Drama texts: 16th to 18th centuries English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Plays / Drama | |
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| Language: | English | |
| Number of downloads: | 56 | |
| Number of readers who love this book: | 1 | |
| Source: | http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4081 | |
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The Alchemist has been described as 'the greatest farce in the English language'. In this newly established edition, Ben Jonson's rich play offers intriguing insights into London life of the early seventeenth century. He satirises and celebrates the confusions and anarchy of a fast-moving city world populated by a fascinating array of diverse and devious characters.
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