An edition of The Alchemist, 1612
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The Alchemist
by Ben Jonson
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January 17, 2025 | History
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.
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British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, Drama, Alchemists, City and town life, London (England), Comedies, Literature: Classics, Alchemist (Jonson, Ben), Women, employment, great britain, English drama (Comedy), English drama -- 17th century, London (England) -- Drama, City and town life -- Drama, Alchemists -- Drama, GeneralPlaces
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| January 17, 2025 | Edited by Phosphorus2906 | edition language |
| September 30, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works (MRID: 83529) |
| September 27, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | merge authors |
| April 13, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
| October 27, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Internet Archive item record |