| Author: | Molière | ISBN: | 9781911495499 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media | Publication: | July 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Urban Romantics | Language: | English |
| Author: | Molière |
| ISBN: | 9781911495499 |
| Publisher: | Interactive Media |
| Publication: | July 18, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Urban Romantics |
| Language: | English |
The miser of the title is called Harpagon, a name adapted from the Latin harpago, meaning a hook or grappling iron. He is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cléante, and a daughter, Élise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to arrange a marriage between himself and an attractive young woman, Mariane.
The miser of the title is called Harpagon, a name adapted from the Latin harpago, meaning a hook or grappling iron. He is obsessed with the wealth he has amassed and always ready to save expenses. Now a widower, he has a son, Cléante, and a daughter, Élise. Although he is over sixty, he is attempting to arrange a marriage between himself and an attractive young woman, Mariane.
