She Stoops to Conquer (Annotated)
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008CPE6UA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 125 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Oliver Goldsmith is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska.
About the Author Oliver Goldsmith is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Alaska.
He refuses to marry Constance, who then is eligible to receive her jewels and to become engaged to Hastings, which she does. Hardcastle; the latter wants Constance to marry her son to keep the jewels in the family. Hardcastle arranges for his daughter Kate to meet Charles Marlow, the son of a wealthy Londoner, hoping the pair will marry. Tony discovers he is of "age", despite his mother not telling him so, thus he receives the money he is entitled to. When they arrive, the Hardcastles, who have been expecting them, go out of their way to make them welcome. Marlow sets out for the Hardcastle's manor with a friend, George Hastings, an admirer of Miss Constance Neville, another young lady who lives with the Hardcastles. All misunderstandings are resolved by the end, thanks to an appearance by Sir Charles Marlow.The main sub-plot is that of the secret romance between Constance and Hastings. During the journey the two men become lost and stop at an alehouse, The Three Pigeons, for directions.Tony Lumpkin, Kate's half-brother and cousin to Constance, comes across the two strangers at the alehouse and, realizing their identity, plays a practical joke by telling them that they are a long way from their destination and will have to stay overnight at an inn. Unfortunately Marl