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In "The Critic" Richard Brinsley Sheridan turns his attention to satirize the Theatre and all the people engaged in the business of the Theatre in late 18th century England. The critic of the story ……続きを見る

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare "Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, written around 1603 or 1604, and first published in 1623, in the First Folio. It was originally clas……続きを見る

The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at St. James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which ……続きを見る

This splendid collection of mysteries carries readers back to a gas-lit era, when literature's greatest detective team lived on Baker Street. A dozen of Holmes and Watson's best-known cases include ……続きを見る

Described by Tennyson as the 'Morning Star' of Elizabethan drama, Christopher Marlowe is considered one of the greatest playwrights in the English language. This book gathers together all the crucia……続きを見る

One of the greatest English playwrights, Christopher Marlowe received the scholarly compliment of having long been considered the author of some plays now attributed to Shakespeare. Marlowe's remark……続きを見る

In 1896 JM Synge met W. B. Yeats, who encouraged Synge to live for a while in the Aran Islands and then return to Dublin and devote himself to creative work. In 1897 Synge suffered his first attack ……続きを見る

Imagine this.. You’re getting married in a weeks’ time. The church is booked and the arrangements are made… the wedding dress is bought but there is ONE major setback. Your pregnancy symptoms are be……続きを見る

One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a great hit with its musical version, My Fair Lad……続きを見る

The original stage adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, winner of the 1993 Booker of Bookers, the best book to win the Booker Prize in its first twenty-five years. In the moments of u……続きを見る

A play - a twentieth century short story in dialogue. Set in post civil war Spain and based on a true story. Carlos and Dr. Ferrero reflect on their lives and one strange event in Carlos' life. A wa……続きを見る

Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in Campden hill, Kensington on May 29th 1874. Originally after attending St Pauls School he went to Slade to learn the illustrators art and literature. In 1896 h……続きを見る

Religion is for the benefit of the masses, not for brain-box types like you. Those simpletons require strict rules for living, otherwise they would still think the earth sits on three fishes. But yo……続きを見る

George Bernard Shaw's play "The Devil's Disciple" is the story of Richard Dudgeon. Set during the Revolutionary War, Richard is considered by his friends and family be the "Devil's disciple" because……続きを見る

"Written with wit and panache, this erudite tome dismantles the arguments claiming that someone other than Shakespeare wrote his plays."ーPublishers Weekly "The definitive study of the controversy."……続きを見る

A tragedy of maritime decline, Bound follows the fortunes of six trawlermen from Devon as they embark on one final voyage. Compelled by the threat of bankruptcy, the ageing fishing trawler The Viole……続きを見る

'I pity the man who cannot enjoy Shakespeare' George Bernard Shaw The beautiful and witty Katherina has sworn never to accept the demands of any would-be husband. But when she is pursued by the wily……続きを見る

Old man: Welcome home, my little coward, ungrateful, runway boy, welcome home. Blueschli:(utterly surprised, in chocking sound.) Father! I can’t believe… you alive! Old man: Oh yes, not only alive b……続きを見る

"Candida" is the story of its title character, a woman who is married to the Reverend Morell. Candida is a woman of many talents and her husband has his wife to thank for much of his success. When a……続きを見る

Tales of the Dartmoor Pixies by William Crossing "Pixies (also Piskies and Pigsies as they are sometimes known in Cornwall) are mythical creatures of folklore, considered to be particularly concentr……続きを見る

King Lear by William Shakespeare "King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, considered one of his greatest works, and is based on the legend of King Leir of Britain. The part of Lear has been p……続きを見る

'What is remarkable about Alan Ayckbourn's comedy is that it contrives to be simultaneously hilarious and harrowing. Literally, it is agonisingly funny' Daily Telegraph In Three Plays Ayckbourn's pe……続きを見る

Few musicals have had the impact of Lerner and Loewe's timeless classic My Fair Lady. Sitting in the middle of an era dominated by such seminal figures as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, and……続きを見る

The very interesting and richly coloured masque or pantomimic play which is here printed in book form for the first time, was invented sometime in 1894 or possibly a little earlier. It was written, ……続きを見る

"Sitting in an automobile was where I first remember understanding how drama works...Hidden in the back seat of a sedan, I quickly realized how deep the chasm or intense the claustrophobia could be ……続きを見る

There were many inventions during Queen Victoria's reign. One of them was the motor car, or horseless carriage. One of the first ones is being demonstrated in front of the Mayor. How will the public……続きを見る

Synge was educated privately at schools in Dublin and Bray, and was later to study piano, flute, violin, music theory and counterpoint at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. After graduating, Synge, w……続きを見る

“The School for Scandal” written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan was first enacted on 8th of March, 1777, in London at Drury Lane Theatre. The prologue of the play was written by David Garrick. Through……続きを見る

Sonnets by William Shakespeare "Shakespeare's sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, is a collection of poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, polit……続きを見る

The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published novel by Oscar Wilde, appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine on 20 June 1890, printed as the July 1890 issue of this magazine. ……続きを見る