"Who's the Dupe?" by Hannah Cowley is a hilarious farce that takes audiences on a rollicking journey through the world of mistaken identities and comedic misunderstandings. Set in the bustling city of London, the play follows the antics of its colorful characters as they navigate a series of outrageous situations. At the heart of the story is the character of Mrs. Racket, a clever and resourceful widow who finds herself entangled in a web of deceit and deception. With the help of her quick wit and cunning, Mrs. Racket schemes to outsmart her rivals and secure her own happiness. Through its fast-paced plot and witty dialogue, "Who's the Dupe?" offers a delightful blend of humor and charm that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish. Cowley's sharp observations of human nature and society add depth to the comedy, making the play a timeless classic of English theater.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T118956 Dublin: printed by W. Boucher, for the United Company of Booksellers, 1779. 36p.; 12°

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T066742 London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790. 4,39, [1]p.; 8°