False Admissions
- ISBN-10
- 087129124X
- ISBN-13
- 9780871291240
- Category
- Household employees
- Pages
- 84
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Dramatic Publishing
- Author
- Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux
Description
"Dorante, who is poor, gets a job as a steward with his adored Araminte. On his behalf, Dubois, his former servant, wages psychological warfare. All good fun; the pain comes in with Marton, Araminte's paid companion, who is led to believe Dorante loves her and who then finds out her mistake."-Publisher's website.
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