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THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Illustrated by Hugh Thomson

Published by Hodder & Stoughton. Circa. 1911

Very good condition. In a part of English high society where gossip runs rampant, a tangle of love has formed. Lady Sneerwell is in love with a young, rebellious man named Charles Surface. However, Charles is in love with Maria, as is his brother Joseph. Maria is in love with Charles, but Lady Sneerwell and Joseph plot to ruin this relationship through rumors of unfaithfulness on Charles' part... Lovely gilt decorated lilac cloth covers, gilt titles. 25 exquisite tipped-in colour plates and other b/w text illustrations. 195 pages. 10.75 x 8 inches.

Browning to spine. Some bumping. Bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges. The odd margin mark. All plates present.

Stock no. 2114159

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