{"product_id":"1912-she-stoops-to-conquer-by-oliver-goldsmith-lllustrated-by-hugh-thomson","title":"1912 She Stoops To Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith. lllustrated by Hugh Thomson.","description":"\u003cp\u003e'She Stoops To Conquer; or The Mistakes Of A Night' by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated plates by Hugh Thomson. Published by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton, c.1912. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemy quarto. Blue boards with gilt stamped title to the time and finely decorated front board. Some light wear commensurate with age but generally the volume remains in a vert good condition externally. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictorial pastedown. Blind library stamp for 'R. Blackwood' to the title page. Some light browning and spotting to the preliminary pages. All plates present. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'She Stoops To Conquer' is a comedy play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First performed in London in 1773, it is Goldsmith's best-known play and a cornerstone of both English literature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand theatre classes in the English-speaking world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"mw:WikiLink\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anglosphere\" title=\"Anglosphere\" id=\"mwEw\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is one of the few plays from the 18th century that has retained its popularity and is still regularly performed. Regarded as a classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the period, the work has been adapted for films numerous times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The play is notable as the origin of the common phrase, 'Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies'. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 7cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth: 21cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUK Mainland: FREE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harrington Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58607742353782,"sku":"7949a","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/1425\/1928\/files\/DSCF0711.jpg?v=1788520625","url":"https:\/\/harringtonantiques.co.uk\/products\/1912-she-stoops-to-conquer-by-oliver-goldsmith-lllustrated-by-hugh-thomson","provider":"Harrington Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}