Download or read book The Way of the World written by William Congreve and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Way of the World" is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. The play premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. Today, it is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is still occasionally performed. The play tells the tale of two lovers, Mirabell and Millamant, craving to get the blessing of Millamant's aunt, Lady Wishfort. Yet Lady Wishfort has other plans for her niece's future.