{"product_id":"a-mad-world-my-masters-thomas-middleton-9781783190195","title":"A Mad World My Masters","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Middleton's outrageous 'city comedy' a brilliantly plotted, farcical satire of lies and lust, translated from Jacobean London to the Soho of the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dashingly impecunious bachelor, Dick Follywit, in need of quick cash and a good time has to live on his wits so turns con-man to fool his rich uncle. He variously becomes a Lord, a high-class call girl and a poor actor. Meanwhile, Truly Kidman, a high-class call girl - poor but quick-witted - needs to fool and then marry a rich young man... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Foley and Phil Porter's edited version of Middleton's play is faithful to the original text but adapts it to fit the seedy world of 1950s Soho, updating character names and including songs of the time to enhance the biting satire of lust and deception in the life of Bohemian London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Middleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783190191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783190195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Thomas Middleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571367497983,"sku":"9781783190195","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cb784ad-fd2e-4822-a7ff-56d6df1b2717.jpg?v=1738808026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-mad-world-my-masters-thomas-middleton-9781783190195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}