Le Gendre de M. Poirier

Le Gendre de M. Poirier ("Monsieur Poirier's son-in-law") is a play by Émile Augier (1820–1889)[1] and Jules Sandeau (1811–1883)[2]

The original text

A popular play about moral values and an arranged marriage based on commercial concerns, and the ultimate triumph of love. Written in 1854

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Skoonseun van Mnr. Poirier by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89mile_Augier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Sandeau

John Gassner and Edward Quinn. 2002. The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama. Courier Corporation, p. 37[3]

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