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English novelist and social commentator, chiefly known as a founder of the science fiction genre.His early novels, called "scientific romances", invented a number of themes now classic in science fiction in such works as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds and are often thought of as being influenced by the works of Jules Verne. He also wrote other, non-fantastic novels which have received critical acclaim, including the satire on Edwardian advertising Tono-Bungay and Kipps.Wells also wrote non-fiction. His classic two-volume work The Outline of History [1920] set a new standard and direction for popularised scholarship.Works

Novelist, born at Wakefield. In his novels he depicted the environment and struggles of the lower and lower middle classes with a somewhat pessimistic and depressing realism, although his last work, The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, seemed to usher in the dawn of a somewhat brighter outlook. His other novels include Demos [1886], Thyrza [1887], The Nether World [1889], New Grub Street [1891], Born in Exile [1892], In the Year of Jubilee [1894], and The Town Traveller [1898]. He died at St. Jean de Luz in the Pyrenees.

In every moment, we are part of the infinite stories that the universe is telling us and that we are telling the universe.Packed with ideas and inspiration, The Mystery Feast offers numerous pathways into the magical world of storytelling. Beginning with a poem, All we do, Booker prize-winning novelist Ben Okri presents his considered thoughts on the purpose and meaning of stories, concluding with a series of condensed Notes to the modern storyteller. The collection is completed with a stoku a brief tale on the theme.Based on decades of honing his art, this stimulating booklet gives a glimpse into the mind of a master of contemporary storytelling.

The Music Cure is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.The Music Cure is a short comedy sketch by George Bernard Shaw.Lord Reginald Fitzambey, Under-Secretary of State for War, is in a distressed state. He explains to his doctor that, knowing the British army would soon be put on a vegetarian diet, he bought shares in the Macaroni Trust. Brought before a parliamentary committee for profiteering, Fitzambey had tried to explain that macaroni was a normal investment. Now he is highly sensitised to anything distressing. His doctor prescribes rest and offers him opium pills.

The Mule-Bone, written by renowned African American poet Langston Hughes, is a satirical play that engages the complexities of race relations and the significance of the cultural heritage of African Americans in the early 20th century. The play follows two friends, Dave and Bones, who enter into a heated debate about which one of them will be able to buy a mule at an auction.

In "The Mormons and the Theatre; or, The History of Theatricals in Utah," John S. Lindsay offers an incisive exploration of the interplay between Mormon culture and theatrical expression in the 19th century. Through a blend of historical narrative and critical analysis, Lindsay chronicles the evolution of theater in Utah, examining how its growth was both shaped by and helped shape the socio-religious environment of the time. The work navigates through the rich tapestry of performances, shedding light on influential figures and productions, all while situating these developments within the larger context of American theater history. John S. Lindsay was deeply embedded in the cultural fabric of Utah, which profoundly influenced his work. His experiences as a playwright and community leader in a region rich with artistic expression and religious fervor provided him with unique insights into the challenges and triumphs faced by artists within a predominantly Mormon society. Lindsays background lends authenticity to his analysis, making the discussions around censorship, morality, and community identity particularly resonant and compelling. This book is essential for scholars of American theater, religious studies, and cultural history. Lindsays meticulous research and passionate prose invite readers to gain a deeper understanding of how theater served as a mirror and a catalyst for social change within the Mormon community. Whether you are a student, educator, or simply curious about the dynamics of faith and art, this work will enrich your perspective.In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:- Handpicked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

This play was acted for the first time on September 9, 1668. In it, Moliere has borrowed from Plautus, and has imitated several other authors, but he far surpasses them in the treatment of his subject. The picture of the miser, in whom love of money takes the place of all natural affections, who not only withdraws from family intercourse, but considers his children as natural enemies, is finely drawn, and renders Molieres Miser altogether more dramatic and moral than those of his predecessors.Moliere acted the part of Harpagon.

The Misanthrope, a comedy of manners in five acts and in verse, was written by Moliere in 1666.It is one of the best of Molieres plays and one of the greatest of all comedies spotlighting the absurdities of social and literary pretension."The Misanthrope" is set in the fashionable social milieu of seventeenth-century Paris. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title, is disgusted by the hypocrisy, injustice, and overall corruption in human society. Alcestes concern with the Issue of justice has to do with the fact that he is embroiled m several lawsuits, the outcome of which are determined not by which party is in the right but by who has the most influence in court. Nonetheless, Alceste is in love with Celimene, a young widow with a reputation for flirtation and for surrounding herself with suitors and who is a prime example of the insincerity that Alceste despises in others. In the final act, Celimene is confronted by all of her suitors for her lack of honesty when they discover that she has promised her love to each of them while ridiculing each of the others behind his back. Finally, fed up with society and fearing the consequences of various legal battles, Alceste vows to run off and live in seclusion in the wilderness.This play satirises the hypocrisies of French aristocratic society, but it also engages a more serious tone when pointing out the flaws, which all humans possess. The play differs from other farces at the time by employing dynamic characters like Alceste and Celimene as opposed to the traditionally flat characters used by most satirists to criticise problems in society. It also differs from most of Molieres other works by focusing more on character development and nuances than on plot progression. The play, though not a commercial success in its time, survives as Molieres best-known work today. Much of its universal appeal is due to common undercurrents of misanthropy across cultural borders.

The Miracle of St. Anthonywhatever the exact date of its writing, and that is a point which the author himself has probably forgotten,belongs in flavour and spirit, to that early period of the career of the Belgian seer and mystic to which Mr. James Huneker referred when he wrote There is no denying the fact that at one time Maeterlinck meant for most people a crazy crow, masquerading in tail feathers plucked from the Swan of Avon. For it was to Shakespeare that he was first compared, though the title the Belgian Shakespeare was applied ironically by some, just as later manifestationsof his genius won for him the appellation of the Belgian Emerson.

A poignant tale in which Zola highlights the futility of war and the destruction it causes. The happiness and peace of the protagonists is wrecked when Prussian soldiers enter their village. Zola has excelled himself in the in-depth portrayal of human emotions and feelings.

All night and day I languish on;the sick man none can saveSince those bright eyes have laid him low,to your stern laws a slave;If thus to those you lovea meed of care you bring,What pain, fair Iris,

The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the plays title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England.Though nominally set in the reign of Henry IV or early in the reign of Henry V, the play makes no pretence to exist outside contemporary Elizabethan-era English middle-class life.It features the character Sir John Falstaff, the fat knight who had previously been featured in Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2. It has been adapted for the opera at least ten times. The play is one of Shakespeares lesser-regarded works among literary critics. Tradition has it that The Merry Wives of Windsor was written at the request of Queen Elizabeth I. After watching Henry IV Part I, she asked Shakespeare to write a play showing Falstaff in love.The play is nominally set in the early 15th century, during the same period as the Henry IV plays featuring Falstaff, but there is only one brief reference to this period, a line in which the character Fenton is said to have been one of Prince Hals rowdy friends (he "kept company with the wild prince and Poins").In all other respects, the play implies a contemporary setting of the Elizabethan era, c. 1600.Falstaff arrives in Windsor very short on money. He decides that, to obtain financial advantage, he will court two wealthy married women, Mistress Ford and Mistress Page.

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the plays title is a reference to the town of Windsor, also the location of Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, England. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" contains two important plotlines. The plays funniest plotline is the conflict between Sir John Falstaff and the two merry wives (Mistress Ford and Mistress Page). The storys other major plotline deals with three suitors (Slender, Doctor Caius and Fenton), all of whom wish to win Anne Pages hand in marriage.Of all Shakespeares comedies, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is the one that most resembles a modern sitcom. The play focuses on mostly middle-class characters, none of the characters are ever in mortal danger, it is written almost entirely in prose and it employs a great deal of low comedy. Low comedy is the stuff of slapstick, pratfalls, outrageous accents, sight gags and Three Stooges-style physicality. "The Merry Wives of Windsor" has lots of this. In fact, most of the action that drives the plot of this play is based on "Mistress Ford and Mistress Page" concocting various schemes toward the purpose of embarrassing Sir John Falstaff.

I. 1 Scene I. Windsor. Before Pages house.Enter Justice Shallow, Slender, and Sir Hugh Evans.Shal. Sir Hugh, persuade me not; I will make a Star-chamber matter of it: if he were twenty Sir John Falstaffs, he shall not abuse Robert Shallow, esquire.Slen. In the county of Gloucester, justice of peace 5 and Coram.Shal. Ay, cousin Slender, and Custalorum.Slen. Ay, and Rato-lorum too; and a gentleman born, master parson; who writes himself Armigero, in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, Armigero.Shal. Ay, that I do; and have done any time these three hundred years.Slen. All his successors gone before him hath donet; and all his ancestors that come after him may: they may 15 give the dozen white luces in their coat.Shal. It is an old coat.Evans. The dozen white louses do become an old coat well; it agrees well, passant; it is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.Shal. The luce is the fresh fish; the salt fish is an old coat.Slen. I may quarter, coz.Shal. You may, by marrying.Evans. It is marring indeed, if he quarter it.Shal. Not a whit.

Written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1596 and 1598, "The Merchant of Venice" is classified as both an early Shakespearean comedy (more specifically, as a "Christian comedy") and as one of the Bards problem plays; it is a work in which good triumphs over evil, but serious themes are examined and some issues remain unresolved.In "The Merchant of Venice", Shakespeare wove together two ancient folk tales, one involving a vengeful, greedy creditor trying to exact a pound of flesh, the other involving a marriage suitors choice among three chests and thereby winning his (or her) mate.Antonio, the Merchant of Venice, lends three thousand ducats to his friend Bassanio in order to assist him in his wooing of the wealthy and beautiful Portia of Belmont, an estate some distance from Venice.Antonios own money is tied up in business ventures that depend on the safe return of his ships from sea, so he borrows the money from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender whom he has previously insulted for his high rates of interest.Shylock lends the money against a bond. Failure to repay the loan on the agreed date will entitle Shylock to a pound of Antonios flesh...

The Merchant of Venice is a 16th century play by William Shakespeare in which a merchant in Venice must default on a large loan provided by an abused Jewish moneylender. It is believed to have been written between 1596 and 1599. Though classified as a comedy in the First Folio and sharing certain aspects with Shakespeares other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps most remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for Shylock and the famous "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech. Also notable is Portias speech about "the quality of mercy".

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeares other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock.The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the plays most prominent and more famous villain. Though Shylock is a tormented character, he is also a tormentor, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the audience (as influenced by the interpretation of the plays director and lead actors). As a result, The Merchant of Venice is often classified as one of Shakespeares problem plays.

The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeares other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock. The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the plays most prominent and more famous villain. Though Shylock is a tormented character, he is also a tormentor, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the audience (as influenced by the interpretation of the plays director and lead actors). As a result, The Merchant of Venice is often classified as one of Shakespeares problem plays.

In sooth I know not why I am so sad,It wearies me: you say it wearies you;But how I caught it, found it, or came by it,What stuffe tis made of, whereof it is borne,I am to learne: and such a Want-wit sadnesse makes ofmee,That I have much ado to know myself

The Melting Pot is the third of the writers plays to be published in book form, though the first of the three in order of composition. But unlike The War God and The Next Religion, which are dramatisations of the spiritual duels of our time, The Melting Pot sprang directly from the authors concrete experience as President of the Emigration Regulation Department of the Jewish Territorial Organisation, which, founded shortly after the great massacres of Jews in Russia, will soon have fostered the settlement of ten thousand Russian Jews in the West of the United States."Romantic claptrap," wrote Mr. A. B. Walkley in the Times of "this rhapsodising over music and crucibles and statues of Liberty." As if these things were not the homeliest of realities, and rhapsodising the natural response to them of the Russo-Jewish psychology, incurably optimist. The statue of Liberty is a large visible object at the mouth of New York harbour; the crucible, if visible only to the eye of imagination like the inner reality of the sunrise to the eye of Blake, is none the less a roaring and flaming actuality.