Strange Gentleman
'Strange Gentleman' Summary
The play opens with the arrival of Mr. Owen Overton at the St. James Arms. He is looking for his friend, John Johnson, who is supposed to be staying at the inn. However, Johnson is not there, and Overton is soon mistaken for him by several other characters. This leads to a series of misunderstandings and mishaps, as Overton tries to figure out what is going on. Meanwhile, Johnson arrives at the inn, and he is also mistaken for someone else. The two men eventually meet, and they team up to try to sort out the confusion. In the end, everything is resolved, and the play ends with a happy ending.Book Details
Authors
Charles Dickens
England
Charles Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 18...
Books by Charles DickensDownload eBooks
Listen/Download Audiobook
- Select Speed
Related books
Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams
Why Marry? is a 1917 play written by American playwright Jesse Lynch Williams. It won the first Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1918.
The Oresteia by Aeschylus
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC, concerning the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra, the murde...
Basset-Table by Susanna Centlivre
Sir Richard, a wealthy baronet, has arranged for his daughter Valeria to marry a Navy Captain. However, Valeria's heart belongs to young Ensign Lovely...
Frau Jenny Treibel by Theodor Fontane
Frau Jenny Treibel is a novel by Theodor Fontane, published in 1892. It is a humorous and satirical look at bourgeois society in Berlin. The novel cen...
The School For Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
The School for Scandal is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 17...
Five O'Clock Tea by William Dean Howells
Five O'Clock Tea is a short play set during a tea party hosted by Mrs. Amy Somers, a charming widow. The play revolves around the burgeoning romance b...
Bride and Groom by Walter Ben Hare
Dr. Bancroft, a young physician struggling to establish his practice, finds himself in a predicament when his fiancée is set to arrive for a visit. To...
The Frozen Deep by Charles Dickens
The Frozen Deep is an 1856 play, originally staged as an amateur theatrical, written by Wilkie Collins under the substantial guidance of Charles Dicke...
Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson
In Edwardian London, 'Love's Shadow' follows the seemingly carefree lives of the well-to-do Bruce and Edith Ottley and their circle of friends. Howeve...
Leonce und Lena by Georg Büchner
Das 1895 uraufgeführte Lustspiel Leonce und Lena von Georg Büchner setzt sich an Hand der Liebesgeschichte der Königskinder Leonce und Lena sartirisch...
Reviews for Strange Gentleman
No reviews posted or approved, yet...