The Female Gamester: A Tragedy

A five-act domestic tragedy set in London that follows a merchant household whose daughter becomes entangled in compulsive gambling, bringing debt, broken engagements, and strained loyalties. The drama portrays scenes among the middling ranks and uses confidants to disclose secrets, alternating between prose and blank verse. Through interpersonal conflicts, financial collapse, and public shame, it examines the social spread and moral corruption of gaming, and presents a cautionary account of how vice erodes domestic trust and prosperity.