The Follies of a Day; or, The Marriage of Figaro

Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais

Translated by Thomas Holcroft

7 chapters · about 2 h

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The opening

ACT I.

SCENE, the Castle of Count ALMAVIVA.

FIGARO and SUSAN.

(Figaro measuring the chamber with a wand.)

Figaro. Eighteen feet by twenty-six, good.

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About this edition

The words
Thomas Holcroft's English translation, copied word for word.
Left out
  • The source library's header, footer and license, in 3 places
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
  • The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
  • Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers
  • Notes about a stage production, in 2 places
  • Redundant printed act-ending or book-ending marker (5 blocks)