Polly Honeycombe: A Dramatic Novel Of One Act

by George Colman

Excerpt from Polly Honeycombe: A Dramatick Novel of One Act; As It Is Acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Beauty put to its Shifts, or the Young Virgin's Rambles, being feveral Years Advena tures of Mifs in England and Portugal.

Genres: Plays, Fiction, Classics, 18th Century, Drama

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1760

About the author

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George Colman 'the Elder', born in April 1732 and died in 1794. Dramatist, essayist, and theater-owner.

Reviews

[ravhen · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Till those dear books infus’d their soft ingredients,
Asham’d and fearful, I was all Obedience."
This is much more enjoyable than I expected! I read the script while watching a video performance on YT so old jargons are comprehensible and the lines become much more entertaining to witness. The plot is quite simple but strikingly sentimental. I love the central message of how novels are essential in shaping and cultivating a person's identity and decisions in life.

[eveline williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting to read alongside the audio of a performance, and an intriguing story and a great insight into things such as life in the 1700s and attitudes towards certain cultural elements at the time such as literature, as well as the particular expectations of women in this society.

[Tassia · Rating 4 out of 5]

"A novel is the only thing to teach a girl life, and the way of the world, and elegant fancies and love to the end of the chapter." One of my new favorite quotes.

[deshna w · Rating 4 out of 5]

a fascinating look at living in the 1700s, as well as attitudes regarding certain cultural elements of the time, such as literature, and the specific expectations of women in this society

[Abby · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Tho parents tells us, that our genius lies in mending linen and in making pies, I set such formal precepts at defiance that preach up prudence, neatness, and compliance: leap these old bounds, and boldly set the pattern, to be a wit, philosopher, and slatter--"