M.B - British & Irish 1

The Collected Works of J. M. Barrie is a literary treasure trove that showcases the diverse talent of the renowned author. From his iconic play Peter Pan to his lesser-known novels and short stories……続きを見る

The story of a modern Asian young woman trying to straddle Western attitudes and traditional beliefs. You've heard of an Essex Girl or even a Chelsea Girl but what is a Hounslow Girl? The term has b……続きを見る

Classic three-act play, first published in 1917. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered tod……続きを見る

It is 1654 and the English civil war is nearly over, both Cromwell and Protestantism are now supreme in England. However, there are one of two pockets of resistance bubbling away in the background. ……続きを見る

Four-act play, first published in 1902. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the cr……続きを見る

This collection of one-act plays appears because of an increasingly large demand for such a volume. The plays have been selected and the Introduction prepared to meet the need of the student or teac……続きを見る

A phenomenonally precicious schoolboy, Rimbaud was still a teenager when he became notorious as Europe's most shocking and exhilarating poet. During his brief 5-year reign as the enfant terrible of ……続きを見る

Once a month, Lord Loam encourages his servants to enter the drawing room for tea. This ritual defiance of tradition disturbs Crichton, the butler, who regards the class system as "the natural outco……続きを見る

I ain't got a city named for me . . . The swans have though, haven't they. They got a city named for them. Seventeen-year-old Emma dreams of travelling adventures beyond her Swansea home. Rhys, her ……続きを見る

From the Plays of J.M. Barrie. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator ……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 Corrupting Power of Unchecked Ambition. The main theme of Macbethーthe destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraintsーfinds its most powerful expression in the play's two……続きを見る

Readable Shakespeare Where for art thou Romeo? Who would fardels bear? Why are you called Romeo? Who would bear these burdens? If Shakespeare meant burdens instead of fardels, what's to stop us read……続きを見る

He suddenly looks different, less bent, less old, less broken, what a strange man. Is there some magic here? Is he a wizard? Old man . . . No that's not right. Telemachus' father left long ago to fi……続きを見る

A Shakespeare Miscellany This volume, number 9 in the Shakespeare series published by AfterMath, provides some supporting information not readily available and not included in any of the the other v……続きを見る

Granville Barker on Theatre brings together some of the most important critical theatrical writings of Harley Granville Barker, a major figure of 20th-century British theatre. Known as a pioneer of ……続きを見る

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842[2] – circa 1914[1]) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek ……続きを見る

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical le……続きを見る

Irish poet and dramatist and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival, and founded the Abbey Theatre, and served as its chief ……続きを見る

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical le……続きを見る

Peter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on ……続きを見る

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical le……続きを見る

The Battle of Hastings, a Tragedy is a classic play published at the end of the 18th century. 続きを見る

Four-act play, first published in 1902. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the ……続きを見る

You're only the greatest person ever invented and he's some boy who's probs never had a conversation with a side of the sun before - but like Let's Be Modest About It Tosh and Lou. 22 scenes. Other ……続きを見る

Starting from the early modern presumption of the incorporation of role with authority, Jean Lambert explores male teachers as representing and engaging with types of authority in English plays and ……続きを見る

In J. M. Barrie's novel 'Alice Sit-By-The-Fire', the reader is transported into the world of whimsical storytelling and poignant family dynamics. This work, written in Barrie's signature charming an……続きを見る

Australia 1789. A young married lieutenant is directing rehearsals of the first play ever to be staged in that country. With only two copies of the text, a cast of convicts, and one leading lady who……続きを見る

In 'Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A Farce in One Act' by T. Edgar Pemberton, the reader is presented with a comedic play filled with absurd situations and witty dialogue. Set in……続きを見る

....a little show about death and other taboos..... Since her big sister, BBC journalist Kate Peyton, was murdered in Somalia, Rebecca has had rather a strange time. She welcomes us to her world in ……続きを見る