When unscrupulous village squire Sir Montague Fortune discovers that he can revive all the ancient taxes in the village of Fortune's Folly he causes uproar amongst the populace, for the medieval Dames' Tax will allow him to take half the dowry of every unmarried woman in the village unless she weds within the year. Soon the village is bustling with fortune hunting bachelors out to persuade the ladies that it would be preferable to marry them than to lose their fortunes...
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Great characters interesting story 4 out of 5
