Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, (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 Molière's best-known works are Le Misanthrope (The Misanthrope), L'École 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 Médecin Volant), The Impostures of Scapin, Psyche, The Jealousy of le Barbouillé (La Jalousie du Barbouillé), The Countess of Escarbagnas, The Magnificent Lovers (Les Amants magnifiques), The Shopkeeper Turned Gentleman, Monsieur de Pourceaugnac