Publisher's Synopsis
The Farmer's Wife is a comedic play written by Eden Phillpotts and set in the rural English countryside. The story centers around a widowed farmer named Samuel Sweetland who is in search of a new wife. Despite his own lack of charm and social graces, Sweetland is determined to find a woman who can help him run his farm and provide him with companionship. Throughout the play, Sweetland encounters a number of potential candidates, including a young and attractive schoolteacher, a wealthy widow, and a plain but practical spinster. As he navigates the complexities of courtship and marriage, Sweetland must also contend with the meddling of his nosy housekeeper and the disapproval of his grown daughter.The Farmer's Wife is a lighthearted and humorous look at the challenges of finding love and companionship in a small, close-knit community. With witty dialogue and colorful characters, this play is sure to entertain audiences of all ages.1917. Eden Phillpotts, British novelist, poet, and dramatist, was the author of many novels, plays and poems about Dartmoor. The Farmer's Wife follows a widower who lives on a farm with his housekeeper and is combing the countryside in search of a wife, blind to the attachment his housekeeper has developed for him. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
