Speed the plough

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morton, Thomas, 1764-1838

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Speed the Plough" by Thomas Morton is a comedy in five acts likely written in the early 19th century. The play revolves around the intersecting lives of various characters such as Farmer Ashfield and his wife, Dame Ashfield, alongside the ambitious Sir Abel Handy and his son, Bob Handy. The narrative explores themes of love, social aspiration, and rural life, set against the backdrop of an agricultural competition. The opening of the comedy introduces the rustic charm of Farmer Ashfield's household as they eagerly await the return of their daughter, Susan. This act sets up significant characters and their relationships, especially as Sir Abel Handy, who is eager to improve his estate, enters the scene, emphasizing the comedic clash between his modern ideas and the traditional ways of Ashfield. In this early part, we also see the foundation for romantic entanglements and class differences, with hints of a ploughing match to come, which will further intertwine the lives of all the characters while revealing their true natures and intentions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Notes:

Reading ease score: 86.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_the_Plough

Release date is 2006-09-29