The alchemist
1612 • 142 pages

Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.


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Frankie Johnson is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1612 with contributions by Ben Jonson and Lori Lacefield.

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The alchemist
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The Art of Obsession
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In a Flash

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