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The novel, which begins It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and Dickens researched the historical background meticulously, using……続きを見る

Books for All Kinds of Readers ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand accessible format editions on the market today. Each edition has been optimized for maximum readability using o……続きを見る

Play. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the mo……続きを見る

“Torn Edges” is a captivating mystery story linking contemporary Glasgow with a period of recent Irish history, the 1922 Civil War. Following a murder in Glasgow, a search into the family past is……続きを見る

The story revolves around the true story related to life of Sir Thomas More who was the Chancellor of England in the 16th century. Thomas More had refused to endorse the wish of King Henry VIII who ……続きを見る

Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare "The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare from early in his career. It has the smallest cast of any of Shakespeare's plays, and i……続きを見る

"Heartbreak House" is George Bernard Shaw's 1919 drama that is the story of Mazzini Dunn and his employer, Alfred Mangan, who is about to marry Mazzini's daughter. In these two characters Shaw draws……続きを見る

Although Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) created a wide range of poetry, essays, and fairy tales (and one novel) in his brief, tragic life, he is perhaps best known as a dramatist. His witty, clever drama, ……続きを見る

A play in five acts, written as an Elizabethan-style, historical drama, Lucretia is the story of the infamous Borgias, focusing on the life of Lucretia Borgia, the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. It ……続きを見る

A Chancery judge once had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not labouring under any suspicions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the ……続きを見る

This book-collection includes ten plays with line numbers: King John, Richard II, Henry IV Part 1, Henry IV Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI part 1, Henry VI part 2, Henry VI part 3, Richard III, and Henry……続きを見る

In this book, Claire Cochrane maps the experience of theatre across the British Isles during the twentieth century through the social and economic factors which shaped it. Three topographies for 190……続きを見る

This version of Frank Wedekind's extraordinary play Spring Awakening was specially commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The themes it addresses and the sheer energy of the writing make thi……続きを見る

The engaging tale of the fortunes and misfortunes of the fictional Tolan Family spans the globe and evokes mirth and tears throughout the volumes. This is a family that goes out and makes things hap……続きを見る

The amazing story of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson is about an adventurous treasure hunt. A young boy named Jim, a doctor, and a squire, find a map to an island with treasure. They gathe……続きを見る

The Lilac Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, is part of the Color Fairy Book series composed of The Blue Fairy Book (1889), The Red Fairy Book (1890), The Green Fairy Book (1892), The Yellow Fairy B……続きを見る

This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses o……続きを見る

Downturn Abbey is an affectionate, unauthorized, book-length parody of the British TV drama, "Downton Abbey," written by the author of the million-selling Barry Trotter series. 続きを見る

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare "Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, originally printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation ……続きを見る

A trilogy of plays for 7-12 year olds A humourous fictional account of the Viking invasion of the 8/9th century. The play covers the facts of the invasions, but with most of the characters made up.T……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume contains 'In Good King Charles' Golden Days', a play in two acts by George Bernard Shaw. It is a wonderful restoration comedy and a discussion on the nature of power and weal……続きを見る

Eva Griffith's book fills a major gap concerning the world of Shakespearean drama. It tells the previously untold story of the Servants of Queen Anna of Denmark, a group of players parallel to Shake……続きを見る

Stuff happens... And it's untidy, and freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things.' The famous response of Donald Rumsfeld, American Secretary of ……続きを見る

The second volume of Harold Pinter's collected work includes The Caretaker. The Caretaker It was with this play that Harold Pinter had his first major success. The obsessive caretaker, Davies, is a ……続きを見る

A short, funny, history play, for 7-11 year olds, Set in ancient Britain. Emperor Hadrian has brought the Roman army to Brittania, but the locals don't seem to like them. The Tribes to the north are……続きを見る

Classic play. According to Wikipedia: "Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 - 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one o……続きを見る

It is a three-act play, and the entire action takes just one night in the year 1912. The Birling family happens to be the focus of the play, and it revolves around them. They are a rich middle-class……続きを見る

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare "Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare. First published in 1600, it is likely to have been first performed in the winter of 1598-159……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook to Tudor Drama is the authoritative secondary text on Tudor drama. It both integrates recent important research across different disciplines and periods and sets a new agenda for……続きを見る

**TONY AWARD WINNER • An explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. “Endlessly fascinating…. The most invigorating and ingenious……続きを見る