The resourceful hero of The Country Wife is Horner, the scourge of stupid husbands and the hope of unhappy wives. Through a single simple ruse Horner helps one woman after another settle accounts with a foolish spouse. Margery, the country wife, upsets his plans when she learns the manners of the city and begins to apply them herself.
The Regents Restoration Drama text is based on the first edition of 1675, the last edition to enjoy Wycherley's attention. By the time the second edition appeared he was in prison for debt, having enjoyed too much of his success at the royal court.
- ISBN10 088734576X
- ISBN13 9780887345760
- Publish Date 24 September 2007 (first published 1 March 1965)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Players Press Inc.,U.S.
- Edition Revised ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 92
- Language English