William Congreve

""Love for Love"" is a play by William Congreve, first performed in 1695. The plot revolves around Valentine, a young man who is in love with Angelica, a wealthy and independent woman. However, Angelica is more interested in money than love, and she refuses Valentine's proposal until he can prove that he is financially stable. Meanwhile, Valentine's father, Sir Sampson, is pressuring him to marry a woman named Prue, who is in love with Valentine's best friend, Ben. The play is a witty and satirical exploration of love, money, and social class in 17th century England. It features a cast of colorful characters, including a foppish dandy, a scheming servant, and a wise old nurse. ""Love for Love"" is considered one of Congreve's most successful plays, and it continues to be performed and studied today. This Is A New Release Of The Original 1693 Edition. 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.

Originally published in 1925, the text for this edition of Semele was compiled from the 1710 edition of Congreve's works and the altered version adopted by Handel and published in 1762. The work was performed in this form at the New Theatre, Cambridge in February 1925. Lines omitted by the composer are printed in smaller type, and his interpolations are set within square brackets. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Congreve and Handel.