false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173057114m/242573.jpg 242573 3 The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. "Volpone" portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance. "The Alchemist" also deals with greed and gullibility, as a rascally trio of confidence tricksters, claiming to have the legendary Philosopher's Stone, fool a series of victims who are hoping to make some easy money. And in a wonderfully energetic portrait of Jacobean life, "Bartholomew Fair" shows a diverse group of Londoners sampling the delights and temptations of the Fair - and the traders, prostitutes and cutpurses who set out to exploit them. 234999 1999 Volpone and Other Plays (Penguin Classics) total:61|5:9|4:21|3:18|2:13|1:0| 61 209 81 5 4 1 false false Fri Sep 26 10:26:49 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 10:30:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Dec 09 06:20:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 06:21:53 -0800 2008 3 0 0 true false Fri Jan 02 13:53:19 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 02:48:44 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 13:53:19 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 07:39:52 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 14:03:47 -0700 2008
Moderately entertaining. I liked the fable-esque nature.]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 21 06:58:30 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 06:59:13 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 18:40:18 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 18:40:18 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 02 08:51:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 08:51:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 09:23:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 09:23:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Aug 30 21:28:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 21:28:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 13:10:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:10:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 07:33:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 07:33:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 05 22:52:56 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 22:52:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 18:18:16 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 18:18:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 27 14:45:17 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 14:45:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 16 18:22:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:23:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 16 03:37:30 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 03:37:30 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 15:55:46 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 15:55:46 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 17:10:29 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 20:30:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 19:06:06 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 19:06:06 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 20:52:26 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:52:35 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=242573