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According to Wikipedia: "George Meredith, OM (February 12, 1828 May 18, 1909) was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. Meredith was born in Portsmouth, England, a son and grandson ……続きを見る

This book-collection file includes: Dido, Doctor Faustus, Edward the Second, The Jew of Malta, Massacre at Paris, Tamburlaine the Great Part 1, and Tamburlaine the Great Part 2. According to Wikiped……続きを見る

George Chapman's "The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois" is a sequel to his earlier work, "Bussy D'Ambois," and was first published in 1613. The play is one of Chapman's dramas based on recent political and……続きを見る

Greed and Anger-- King Richard is called upon to settle a dispute over money between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. The situation escalates and Mowbray challenges Bolingbroke to a duel. A tou……続きを見る

Comedy, first published in 1922, by American dramatist Charles Stephen Brooks (1878-1934). The setting is the coast of Devon, England. The playwright explains: "Several weeks ago an actor-manager re……続きを見る

Merry Mischief-- Arriving in Windsor with very little money, John Falstaff decides to raise funds by wooing two wealthy, married women. His servants refuse to help him, and after being sacked they g……続きを見る

If you put four dwarfs in a room with enough opium and alcohol, it's bound to end in tears. In 1935, MGM studios embarked on a movie adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. The production ca……続きを見る

«A Midsummer Night’s Dream» is a comedy play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, These……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Complete Plays of Robert Browning" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Robert Browning (1812 - 1889) was an English poet an……続きを見る

You look otherworldly. Like all my girls. This will make you a queen. Like years ago and people wore clothes like weapons, like weapons against poor people, because even is you were hungry how could……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

Its government has declared a vicious class war. A one-sided war . . . We have started to fight back . . . with bombs. Against a backdrop of Tory cuts, high unemployment and the deregulated economy ……続きを見る

This book is a collection of four short stories written by J. M. Barrie. The stories all involve families that have been affected by the First World War: The first story revolves around an elderly w……続きを見る

The School for Scandal is a drama written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Lady Sneerwell, a rich young widow, and her hireling Sna……続きを見る

The Rivals is a comedy of manners drama by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts. It was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The play takes place in Bath in the 18th centur……続きを見る

Right, you know the rules, watch the low blows, if it's a knock-down no messing about, go straight to your corner, and don't come out till called for, are we clear? Touch gloves, let's go. In the re……続きを見る

Salome is a work of tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story……続きを見る

This volume contains a small collection of plays written by Bernard Shaw. These thought-provoking plays aim to challenge the audience’s moral complacency apropos serious social issues and injustices……続きを見る

This vintage book contains George Bernard Shaw's 1919 play, "Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes". Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fiancé attend one of Hesione Husha……続きを見る

This volume contains the first volume of Charles James Lever's phenomenally popular 1840 novel, "Charles O'Malley: The Irish Dragoon". This fantastic novel would make for a great addition to any boo……続きを見る

This volume contains D. H. Lawrence's 1911 play, "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd". Mrs. Holroyd's husband is a slovenly miser who drinks a lot, associates with prostitutes, and beats her. After a loca……続きを見る

This volume contains Bernard Shaw's 1924 play, "Saint Joan". It is a 'chronicle play' in six scenes, and an epilogue that revolves around Joan of Arc. It elucidates her immense personality, problems……続きを見る

The Boar’s Head Theatre, first published in 1972, provides an account of one of the Elizabethan inn-yard theatres. It is a reconstruction of considerable importance in our understanding of the perfo……続きを見る

«Ромео и Джульетта» ー трагедия Уильяма Шекспира, рассказывающая о любви юноши и девушки из двух враждующих старинных родов ー Монтекки и Капулетти. Электронное издание «Ромео и Джульетты» в перевод……続きを見る

So maybe I just want to opt out you know? Maybe I don't to be part of the master plan. The big assembly line in the sky. Summer in small-town America. Aimee Stright wants to be Banksy in a town that……続きを見る

*Includes Table of ContentsGeorge Gordon Byron (1788- 1824), better known as Lord Byron, was an English poet. Manfred was written between 1816 and 1817, and was described by Bryon as a “metaphysica……続きを見る

I cook here, create here, make here be as much of life as I can because outside of this I'm not safe, I don't know the way. Chef tells the gripping story of how one woman went from being a haute-cui……続きを見る

This satirical and controversial 1938 comedy takes an irreverent look at global politics - at a time when Europe was teetering on the brink of the Second World War. A German Jew arrives in Geneva, S……続きを見る

A collection of short sharp plays. The first five are light hearted comedy plays, using events we have, or will, become involved in during our lives; plus two versions of the same play, from a diffe……続きを見る

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, written immediately after Sons and Lovers, is one of D. H. Lawrence's most significant early works. The play, Lawrence's first, is the alter ego of the story "Odour of ……続きを見る