The Imaginary Invalid

Download or read book The Imaginary Invalid written by Moliere and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Imaginary Invalid is a three-part comedy about a miser who imagines illnesses for himself, and whose doctor milks his hypochondria for everything he can get. Their mutual greed and dishonesty lead to their downfall. It was the last play Moliere ever wrote, and he collapsed whilst playing the hypochondriac, shortly before he died. The play originally included dance sequences and musical interludes.