Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin. 1909–14. Tartuffe. Vol. 26, Part 4. The Harvard Classics

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Although I am a pious man, I am not the less a man.

—Le Tartuffe. Act iii. Sc. 3.

Molière

Harvard Classics, Vol. 26, Part 4

Tartuffe; Or, The Hypocrite

Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière

Tartuffe, a religious hypocrite, tries to get title to his friend’s estate by sending him to jail. So effective was Molière’s satire, that the word tartuffe has become part of the English language.

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NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001

Introductory Note
Act I: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI
Act II: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV
Act III: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene VII
Act IV: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene VII; Scene VIII
Act V: Scene I; Scene II; Scene III; Scene IV; Scene V; Scene VI; Scene VII; Scene VIII

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