The Marriage of Figaro: A Comedy (Timeless Classics) - Softcover

The Marriage of Figaro - A Comedy "Figaro, everyone’s favorite troublemaker, is finally ready to settle down and get married. But when his master, the Count, starts eyeing Figaro’s bride, this crafty barber must use all his wiles and schemes to save his marriage. Servant and master are pitted against each other in an exuberant battle of the wits, and the aristocracy itself is at stake!" Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, (born Jan. 24, 1732, Paris, France—died May 18, 1799, Paris), French author of two outstanding comedies of intrigue that still retain their freshness, Le Barbier de Séville (1775; The Barber of Seville, 1776) and Le Mariage de Figaro (1784; The Marriage of Figaro, 1785).