The School for Wives ; And, The Learned Ladies

Download or read book The School for Wives ; And, The Learned Ladies written by Molière and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1978 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School for wives: Fearing cuckoldry above all else, Arnolphe has painstakingly trained the guileless Agnes from childhood to become his obedient and faithful wife. Although he has carefully shielded her from the outside world, romance finds her in the form of the dashing Horace, son of one of Arnolphe's best friends. Unaware of who his rival is, the trusting Horace enlists Arnolphe's aid in wooing Agnes—that leads to a series of hilarious and inventive twists and turns of plot, until the inevitable conclusion is reached: The wily Arnolphe is duped into outwitting himself, and young love, as it will, carries the day. --From publisher's description.