{"product_id":"love-for-love-a-comedy","title":"Liebe um Liebe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreditors crowd the door, a father bargains over inheritance, and love demands proof that money cannot buy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine is broke, in love, and running out of room to manoeuvre. His father, Sir Sampson Legend, uses his debts to press a harsh bargain over the family inheritance. Angelica, the clever, independent heiress Valentine loves, wants proof that his feelings are real. His freedom and his hopes now depend on more than charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn William Congreve's prose comedy Love for Love, schemes spread far beyond Valentine's troubles. His friend Scandal thrives on gossip, while Foresight trusts the stars and misses what happens at home. Ben, a plain-speaking sailor, returns to find others making plans for him. From Valentine's lodgings to this household of schemers, sharp exchanges turn money, marriage, and reputation into comic battlegrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove put to the test\u003c\/strong\u003e – Angelica asks for something harder to offer than charm: proof that Valentine's love is real.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA father's harsh bargain\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sir Sampson turns his son's debts into leverage, putting family ties under pressure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFools with their own plans\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet an astrologer blind to his household and a vain beau who cannot keep secrets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDialogue with a sting\u003c\/strong\u003e – Quick replies and surprising comparisons let a closing joke overturn everything a speaker claims.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe price of a name\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch characters bargain for fortunes, husbands, and reputations in a world of competing wants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy quick wit, social satire, and well-built comic plots, and anyone curious about Restoration theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Valentine with his creditors close and his hopes still alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534580613468,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02433_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174916","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/liebe-um-liebe","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}