Four Comedies

Carlo Goldoni

Translated by Helen Zimmern

102 chapters · about 4 h

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The opening

A CURIOUS MISHAP

(UN CURIOSO ACCIDENTE)

A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS

Philibert, a rich Dutch merchant. Giannina, his daughter. Riccardo, a broker. Costanza, his daughter. De la Cotterie, a French lieutenant. Marianna, Mademoiselle Giannina’s servant. Gascoigne, De la Cotterie’s servant.

The Scene is at the Hague, in the house of Philibert.

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About this edition

The words
Helen Zimmern's English translation, 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
  • Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 3 places
  • The printed table of contents (the app makes its own)
  • The dash joining a scene's number to its setting (the setting follows as its own paragraph)
  • Printed closing line of an act or play (11 blocks)
  • The source website's menus, layout and notices