The Fair Maid Of The Exchange, A Comedy And Fortune By Land And Sea, A Tragi-Comedy (1846)

The Fair Maid of the Exchange is a play written by Thomas Heywood and first published in 1846. It is a tragi-comedy that tells the story of a young woman named Gertrude who is forced to leave her home and travel to London in order to find work. Along the way, she meets a group of sailors who offer to take her with them on their voyage to the East Indies. Gertrude agrees, but soon finds herself caught up in a series of misadventures and romantic entanglements. The play is divided into two parts, with the first part focusing on Gertrude's experiences on land and the second part on her adventures at sea. The Fair Maid of the Exchange is a lively and entertaining work that offers a vivid portrayal of life in 17th-century England.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.