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Fraud, theft, extortion and sexual corruption are the themes in this eighteenth-century masterpiece of French comedy.

Originally published in 1918, this book contains the French text of Alain-Ren Lesage's satire Turcaret, written in the early eighteenth century. Thompson prefaces the comedy with a biography of Lesage and an analysis of his place in the canon of French playwrights alongside... Read Full Overview

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

Turcaret is a play written by French author Alain Rene Lesage and was first published in 1709. The play is a satirical comedy that exposes the greed and corruption of the French aristocracy in the early 18th century. The plot revolves around the character of Turcaret, a wealthy... Read Full Overview