The Mouse Trap Farce (1894)

The Mouse Trap Farce is a comedic play written by William Dean Howells and first published in 1894. The story revolves around a group of characters who are all staying in a boarding house, owned by Mrs. Gubbins. The play begins with the arrival of a new boarder, Mr. and Mrs. Nash, who are immediately suspicious of their fellow boarders. They believe that someone is stealing their cheese and set up a trap to catch the culprit. However, their plan goes awry when the other boarders, including a young couple, a professor, and a spinster, all become entangled in the trap. Chaos ensues as they try to extricate themselves from the situation and avoid being caught by Mrs. Gubbins. The play is a satire on the middle-class values of the time and pokes fun at the absurdity of their obsession with propriety and social status. It is a light-hearted and entertaining read that will appeal to fans of classic comedy.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.