Author: Cavendish, William & Johnson, Anthony [editor]
Title: The Country Captain - Malone Society Reprints Volume 162
Description: Oxford University Press - The Malone Society, 1999, 1st edition. Cloth, F. xxxviii+80pp, b/w illustrations, a fine copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ISBN: 0197290388 ¶ A play by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle [ 1592 - 1676 ]. The play was published in 1649 & originally was attributed to James Shirley. The play concerns the attempt of an adulterous wife & her suitor to consumate their realtionship by tricking the wife's aged husband. The play owes a nod to Ben Jonson to whom Cavendish was a patron.

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