The Alchemist: Play Guide and Free Edition
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The Alchemist is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Jonson, Ben (?–1637).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Alchemist" by Ben Jonson is a comedy first performed in 1610. When a plague forces a London gentleman to flee the city, his scheming butler transforms the empty house into a den of fraud. Teaming with a conman and a prostitute, he preys on the greed and ambitions of eager victims—a gambling clerk, a wealthy nobleman seeking the philosopher's stone, and religious zealots hoping to turn metal into gold. As deceptions multiply and schemes collide, the swindlers' elaborate house of cards grows dangerously unstable.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Alchemist
- Author credits: Jonson, Ben (?–1637)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Alchemists -- Drama
- City and town life -- Drama
- English drama (Comedy)
- English drama -- 17th century
- London (England) -- Drama
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Harvard Classics
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