A Family Story

A Family Story: A Comedy is a play written by Joseph Aston and first published in 1814. The play revolves around the story of a family the Wilmots who are in financial trouble and are desperately trying to save their estate. The patriarch of the family Sir George Wilmot is a bit of a spendthrift and has managed to accumulate a large amount of debt. His son Charles is in love with a young woman named Harriet but their relationship is threatened by the family's financial problems. Meanwhile Sir George's brother Sir Thomas is trying to help the family by proposing a marriage between his daughter Maria and Charles. The play is a comedy and features a number of humorous scenes and witty dialogue. It also touches on themes such as love family and financial responsibility. Overall A Family Story: A Comedy is an entertaining and engaging play that offers a glimpse into the lives of a family struggling to keep their heads above water.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.