Patrician And Parvenu Or Confusion Worse Confounded: A Comedy, In Five Acts (1835)

Patrician and Parvenu or Confusion Worse Confounded: A Comedy in Five Acts is a play written by John Poole and published in 1835. The story revolves around two families, one of high social standing and the other a lower class family, who are brought together through marriage. The play explores the clash of cultures and social classes, as the characters struggle to adapt to their new circumstances and find a way to coexist. The main characters include Lady Bab Lacy, a wealthy aristocrat, and her daughter, Lady Caroline, who is engaged to marry the son of a wealthy merchant, Mr. St. Aubyn. However, the engagement is complicated by the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Dabb, a working-class couple who claim to be Mr. St. Aubyn's long-lost parents. As the two families interact, misunderstandings and miscommunications abound, leading to a series of comedic situations and misunderstandings. The play ultimately explores themes of social status, identity, and the challenges of navigating different social classes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.