Epsom-Wells. a Comedy, Acted at the Duke's Theatre

by Thomas Shadwell

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British Library

T032905

Pagination jumps from 48 to 57 but text and register are continuous.

London : printed for R. VVellington, 1704. [6],48,57-88,[2]p. ; 4°

Genres: Plays

104 pages, Paperback

First published May 29, 2010

About the author

Second Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom

Reviews

[Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) · Rating 1 out of 5]

Man, I thought Eastward Ho! was bad, but next to this, it's art. Built around the idea that any "spa" was a nest of adulterous intrigue, that all city women were of loose morals and all married men were idiots. Cheap laughs, cheap sex, slapstick...I bet if they put it on TV now done up in modern dress and language it would go down a treat with a certain sector. After all, some people just love the Kardashians, don't they? This is for them.

Back in those days, playwrights had to come up with a new show every week or two, and Shadwell is no Shakespeare. Fie, he's not even a Marlowe. He had to put in plenty of singin' and dancin' just to make it go down at all. Personally, I'd prefer to drink a big ol' glass of Epsom Salts than read this again. Ever.

[Nash · Rating 2 out of 5]

the men should've drowned in the waters at the end. I only care about 3 of the women in this play and I wish them the best.

[ana · Rating 1 out of 5]

i’ve read this twice and i cannot recall anything that happens. this is pure torture. awful.

[Mariña · Rating 3 out of 5]

ala agora a facer o traballo 🥴
un pto despropósito de obra pero máis gracioso ca shakespeare I said what I said
póñolle 3 para que suba a media pobriño