{"product_id":"volpone-and-other-plays-penguin-classics-9780141441184","title":"Volpone and Other Plays Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations.\u003ci\u003e Volpone\u003c\/i\u003e portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance. \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e also deals with greed and gullibility, as a rascally trio of confidence tricksters, claiming to have the legendary Philosopher's Stone, fool a series of victims who are hoping to make some easy money. And in a wonderfully energetic portrait of Jacobean life, \u003ci\u003eBartholomew Fair\u003c\/i\u003e shows a diverse group of Londoners sampling the delights and temptations of the Fair - and the traders, prostitutes and cutpurses who set out to exploit them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global boo","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732491809111,"sku":"9780141441184","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141441184.jpg?v=1719997118","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/volpone-and-other-plays-penguin-classics-9780141441184","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}