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This is an eighteenth-century drama written by a little-known playwright of the time, Arthur Murphy. It was performed only once at Drury Lane Theatre, London, on 3rd April 1756. It was intended to be a sequel to a farce written by Samuel Foote, a close friend of Murphy and an established dramatist. It features the antics of a young man who returns from Paris with very French and effeminate mannerisms that make him a figure of fun.
Peter Mayle, author of A YEAR IN PROVENCE, writes in his Preface to this charming travel memoir: 'Michael Sadler was born in Lewes, a small town in the south of England. This was a geographical accident. He should have emerged from the womb in Paris, looking anxiously about him for a suitable place to have lunch.' He may not have been born there, but Michael Sadler eventually found his spiritual home. AN ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS is his delightful account of his first year in the French capital, describing with alternate affection and bemusement such continental confusions as the etiquette of flower-buying, the role of cricket in French foreplay, and the dangers 'black butter' presents not just to one's cholesterol levels but also to dry-cleaning bills. Beautifully observed and very funny, AN ENGLISHMAN IN PARIS will delight armchair travellers and Francophiles alike.