Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Moliere, (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673) was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature.] Among Moliere's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'Ecole des Femmes (The School for Wives), Tartuffe ou L'Imposteur (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), L'Avare (The Miser), Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (The Bourgeois Gentleman). In this book: The Imaginary Invalid, The Miser (L'Avare), The Learned Women, The Flying Doctor(Le Medecin Volant), The Impostures of Scapin, Psyche, The Jealousy of le Barbouille (La Jalousie du Barbouille), The Countess of Escarbagnas, The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques), The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac"