Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen by John O'Keeffe

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.html.images 178 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.epub3.images 410 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.epub.images 411 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.epub.noimages 123 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.kf8.images 587 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.kindle.images 560 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39060.txt.utf-8 142 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39060/pg39060-h.zip 404 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author O'Keeffe, John, 1747-1833
Title Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen
Note Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net
Summary "Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentlemen" by John O'Keeffe is a comedy written in the late 18th century. The play is set in England and follows the intertwining lives of various characters, notably Sir George Thunder, his son Harry, and Lady Amaranth, as they navigate themes of love, deception, and social standing. It promises a blend of humor and rich character interactions within a theatrical setting. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Sir George Thunder and his servant John Dory. Sir George is in hot pursuit of his runaway son, Harry, who has temporarily abandoned his naval studies for a life in the theatre. The opening scenes establish a comedic tone with John Dory’s witty banter and Sir George's lively frustrations about the young men's antics. Meanwhile, we also meet Lady Amaranth, who is revealed to be a wealthy heiress with her own set of societal expectations, setting the stage for romantic entanglements. The interplay between the characters creates an amusing setting that hints at the chaos and misunderstandings to come as relationships unfold throughout the comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedies
Subject English drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 39060
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 62 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!