She Stoops to Conquer (New Mermaid Anthology)

Goldsmith, Oliver

ISBN 10: 051034142X / ISBN 13: 9780510341428

Published by Ernest Benn Ltd, 1979

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Former library book. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Seller Inventory # 123528072

Bibliographic Details

Title: She Stoops to Conquer (New Mermaid Anthology)

Publisher: Ernest Benn Ltd

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Ex-Library

About this title

Synopsis:

When the mischievous Tony Lumpkin directs two young gentlemen in need of accommodation to his parents' house, telling them that it is an inn, his practical joke leads to a night of misunderstanding, embarrassment and confusion for all concerned.

Review:

Oliver Goldsmith's comedy was a milestone: yes, it's fast and funny, almost farcical at times, a great night out, and so on, but it's also a psychological masterpiece written at the time when English society began its stately progress towards its admirable class system. Sunday Times "A bomproof comedy...Oliver Goldsmith's play is about the clash between town and country, between varying degrees of pretension." Robert Dawson Scott, The Times, 04.06.08 'Against Sean Crowley's elegant blank canvas of a set, which allows a home to be mistaken for an inn, Goldsmith's themes of class and snobbery unfold with delicious clarity. The performances are both ticklish and sophisticated - the actors step outside the action to address the audience directly - and yet played for traditional laughs and tremendous relish.' Elisabeth Mahoney, Gaurdian, 01 May 2009 --Gaurdian