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 and originally was attributed to James Shirley. The play concerns the attempt of an adulterous wife and 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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