Title: The school for scandal, 1780
Description: The School for Scandal debuted at Drury Lane Theater in London in 1777. The play is still popular and regularly performed today. It is a comedy of manners about "the deceptive nature of appearances, the fickleness of reputation, [and] the often disreputable guises behind which goodness and honesty can conceal itself."
Subjects: English drama, English drama (Comedy), English Plays, Drama, Fiction, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Comedy, Gossip, Social life and customs, History
Time periods: 18th century