The Miser (L'Avare)

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Author

Molière, 1622-1673

Title

The Miser

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E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net)

Language

English

LoC Class

PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Subject

Molière, 1622-1673 -- Translations into English

Category

Text

eBook-No.

6923

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6923

Release Date

November 1, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE MISER.
2. 2.(L'AVARE.) — BY — MOLIÈRE — TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE. — WITH A SHORT INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES. — BY
3. 3.CHARLES HERON WALL — PERSONS REPRESENTED. — THE MISER.
4. 4.ACT I. — SCENE I.——VALÈRE, ÉLISE. — SCENE II.——CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, — SCENE III.——HARPAGON, LA FLÈCHE. — SCENE IV.——HARPAGON ( alone .) — SCENE V.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE and CLÉANTE are seen talking together at the back of the stage . — SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE. — SCENE VII.——VALÈRE, HARPAGON, ÉLISE. — SCENE VIII.——ÉLISE, VALÈRE. — SCENE IX——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, VALÈRE. — SCENE X.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE.
5. 5.ACT II. — SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, LA FLÈCHE. — SCENE II.——HARPAGON, MR. SIMON (CLÉANTE and LA FLÈCHE at the back of the stage ). — SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE. — SCENE IV.——FROSINE, HARPAGON. — SCENE V.——LA FLÈCHE, FROSINE. — SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, FROSINE.
6. 6.ACT III. — SCENE I.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, DAME CLAUDE ( holding a broom ), MASTER JACQUES, LA MERLUCHE, BRINDAVOINE. — SCENE II.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES, BRINDAVOINE, LA MERLUCHE. — SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE V.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE VI.——VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE VII.——MARIANNE, FROSINE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE VIII.——MARIANNE, FROSINE. — SCENE IX.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, FROSINE. — SCENE X.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, FROSINE. — SCENE XI.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, BRINDAVOINE. — SCENE XII.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE. — SCENE XIII.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, BRINDAVOINE. — SCENE XIV.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, CLÉANTE, FROSINE, LA MERLUCHE. — SCENE XV.——HARPAGON, VALÈRE.
7. 7.ACT IV. — SCENE I.——CLÉANTE, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE. — SCENE II.——HARPAGON, MARIANNE, ÉLISE, FROSINE. — SCENE III.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE. — SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE V.——HARPAGON, CLÉANTE. — SCENE VI.——CLÉANTE, LA FLÈCHE. — SCENE VII.——HARPAGON, from the garden, rushing in without his hat, and crying —
8. 8.ACT V. — SCENE I.——HARPAGON, A POLICE OFFICER. — SCENE II.——HARPAGON, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE III.——HARPAGON, THE POLICE OFFICER, VALÈRE, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE IV.——HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, MASTER JACQUES, THE POLICE OFFICER. — SCENE V.——ANSELME, HARPAGON, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, FROSINE, VALÈRE, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES. — SCENE VI.——HARPAGON, ANSELME, ÉLISE, MARIANNE, CLÉANTE, VALÈRE, FROSINE, THE POLICE OFFICER, MASTER JACQUES, LA FLÈCHE. — THE END — FOOTNOTES

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