A Drama Classic: the World's Greatest Plays at a Great Little Price.
The religious hypocrite, Tartuffe, has wormed his way into the once orderly household of the well-to-do Orgon - and into Orgon's heart Under the guise of piety, the odious Tartuffe looks set to drive away Orgon's son, marry his daughter, seduce his wife and leave the family destitute On it's first appearance in 1664, the play was banned by Louis XIV, who himself appears in the rewritten version three years later - which is the version translated here 1667

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