The Little Freeholder: A Dramatic Entertainment, In Two Acts is a play written by David Dalrymple in 1790. The play tells the story of a small landowner, or freeholder, who is caught up in the political turmoil of his time. The Little Freeholder is a satirical look at the politics of the day, with the freeholder representing the common man caught between the forces of the aristocracy and the emerging middle class. The play is divided into two acts,...