The Rivals: A Comedy

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

19 chapters · about 2 h

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The opening

Scene I.

A street.

[Enter THOMAS; he crosses the stage; FAG follows, looking after him.]

FAG What! Thomas! sure ’tis he?—What! Thomas! Thomas!

THOMAS Hey!—Odd’s life! Mr. Fag!—give us your hand, my old fellow-servant.

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About this edition

The words
The author's text, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source library's header, footer and license, in 2 places
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • A row of asterisks between sections (the chapters mark the breaks) (25 blocks)
  • Notes about a stage production
  • The dash joining a scene's number to its setting (the setting follows as its own line)
  • The closing row of asterisks