Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid) [French English Bilingual Edition]

There are few if any of Molière's plays to which greater interest is attached than to Le Malade Imaginaire. It was Molière's last dramatic production. And his symptoms culminated during the performance of this play, so that he may be said almost actually to have died on the stage whilst acting it.
In 1672, the year preceding the production of this play, Molière had been sadly tried by domestic affliction, by his own failing health, and by the cold reception given to his great work (Les Femme...