The Recruiting Officer
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title:
The Recruiting Officer
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The Recruiting Officer is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury to recruit soldiers. The characters of the play are generally stock, in keeping with the genre of Restoration comedy.
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1706 play by George Farquhar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Recruiting_Officer
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2024-04-06T17:29:28Z
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