Publisher's Synopsis
Dr. Wake's Patient: A Comedy in Four Acts is a play written by William Gayer Mackay and published in 1909. The story revolves around the character of Dr. Wake, a physician who is known for his unconventional methods of treatment. The play is set in a small town in England and follows the interactions between Dr. Wake and his patient, Mrs. Maitland, who is suffering from a mysterious illness. As the play progresses, Dr. Wake's unorthodox methods of treatment become a source of conflict between him and the other characters in the play, including Mrs. Maitland's husband, a local clergyman, and a rival physician. The play also explores themes of love, marriage, and societal expectations, as Mrs. Maitland struggles to reconcile her feelings for Dr. Wake with her duty to her husband and her role as a respectable member of society.Overall, Dr. Wake's Patient is a humorous and engaging play that offers a satirical commentary on the medical profession and the social norms of the time. Mackay's witty dialogue and well-drawn characters make this play a classic of early 20th-century English theatre.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.
