Publisher's Synopsis
The Kiss: A Comedy, In Five Acts is a play written by Stephen Clarke and first published in 1811. The play tells the story of a young man named Charles who is in love with a woman named Harriet. However, Harriet is engaged to another man, Sir George, and Charles must find a way to win her heart before it's too late.Throughout the play, Charles and his friends come up with various schemes to try and win Harriet's affections. They even go so far as to stage a fake duel in order to make Sir George look like a coward. However, their plans backfire and only make things worse for Charles.In the end, it is revealed that Harriet has actually been in love with Charles all along and the two are finally able to be together. The play is a lighthearted comedy that explores themes of love, friendship, and the lengths people will go to for the ones they care about.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.
