The Fashionable Lover

""The Fashionable Lover: A Comedy"" is a play written by Richard Cumberland in 1772. Set in London, the play follows the story of a wealthy and fashionable young man named Sir John Friendly, who is in love with a young woman named Julia. However, Julia's father, Sir Charles Easy, disapproves of the match and has arranged for her to marry another man, Mr. William Wisely. Sir John and his friend, Colonel Atall, come up with a plan to win Julia's hand in marriage, but their scheme is complicated by the arrival of Sir John's estranged wife, Lady Brumpton. The play is a witty and entertaining satire of the fashionable society of the time, with themes of love, marriage, and social class.Also Contains The Minor, A Comedy; Amphitryon Or The Two Sosias, A Comedy; The Jealous Wife, A Comedy; The Lame Lover, A Comedy;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.