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The Alchemist, 1612

by Ben Jonson, Elizabeth Cook

4.2 · 208 pages · First published 1612

Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's _The Alchemist_ that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.

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British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)FictionDramaAlchemistsCity and town lifeLondon (England)ComediesLiterature: ClassicsAlchemist (Jonson, Ben)Women, employment, great britainEnglish drama (Comedy)English drama -- 17th centuryLondon (England) -- DramaCity and town life -- DramaAlchemists -- DramaGeneralEnglish dramaSilverworkCatalogs
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printed and sold by J. Robertson, NetLibrary, IndyPublish, BiblioBytes, Librairie universitaire, Printed for Jacob Tonson: and sold by William Lewis ...
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und, eng