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In "The Easiest Way," Eugene Walter weaves a compelling narrative that intricately explores the complexities of human relationships through the lens of a young womans quest for independence and self-identity in the mid-20th century. The novel is characterized by Walters rich, lyrical prose that effectively captures the nuances of Southern life, blending realism with moments of introspective reflection. Employing elements of Southern Gothic literature, Walter immerses readers into a world where the struggles of the protagonist reflect broader societal themes such as class, race, and gender, painting a vivid tableau of the American South during a time of cultural upheaval. Eugene Walter, a distinguished author and playwright, drew upon his own Southern roots and personal experiences while crafting this narrative. His background in the performing arts and rich engagement with the Southern literary tradition equipped him with the unique skill to create characters that resonate deeply with universal human experiences. Walters work often reflects his keen observation of societal norms and personal freedoms, adding layers of meaning to the narrative. "The Easiest Way" is a compelling read for anyone interested in profound character studies and the exploration of identity amidst societal constraints. Walters deft storytelling and keen insights make this novel not only a journey through a young womans life but also an essential commentary on the human condition, making it an invaluable addition to the canon of American literature.

Guido[Taking a letter from his pocket and reading it.] The hour noon; the city, Padua; the place, the market; and the day, Saint Philips Day.AscanioAnd what of the man, how shall we know him?Guido [reading still]I will wear a violet cloak with a silver falcon broidered on the shoulder. A brave attire, Ascanio.AscanioId sooner have my leathern jerkin. And you think he will tell you of your father?GuidoWhy, yes! It is a month ago now, you remember; I was in the vineyard, just at the corner nearest the road, where the goats used to get in, a man rode up and asked me was my name Guido, and gave me this letter, signed Your Fathers Friend, bidding me be here today if I would know the secret of my birth, and telling me how to recognise the writer! I had always thought old Pedro was my uncle, but he told me that he was not, but that I had been left a child in his charge by some one he had never since seen.

Of John Websters life almost nothing is known. The dates 1580-1625 given for his birth and death are conjectural inferences, about which the best that can be said is that no known facts contradict them.The first notice of Webster so far discovered shows that he was collaborating in the production of plays for the theatrical manager, Henslowe, in 1602, and of such collaboration he seems to have done a considerable amount. Four plays exist which he wrote alone, "The White Devil,""The Duchess of Malfi,""The Devils Law-Case," and "Appius and Virginia.""The Duchess of Malfi" was published in 1623, but the date of writing may have been as early as 1611. It is based on a story in Painters "Palace of Pleasure," translated from the Italian novelist, Bandello; and it is entirely possible that it has a foundation in fact. In any case, it portrays with a terrible vividness one side of the court life of the Italian Renaissance; and its picture of the fierce quest of pleasure, the recklessness of crime, and the worldliness of the great princes of the Church finds only too ready corroboration in the annals of the time.

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. Wellss earliest specialised training was in biology, and his thinking on ethical matters took place in a specifically and fundamentally Darwinian context. He was also from an early date an outspoken socialist, often (but not always, as at the beginning of the First World War) sympathising with pacifist views. His later works became increasingly political and didactic, and he wrote little science fiction, while he sometimes indicated on official documents that his profession was that of journalist. Novels like Kipps and The History of Mr Polly, which describe lower-middle-class life, led to the suggestion, when they were published, that he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole. A diabetic, in 1934, Wells co-founded the charity The Diabetic Association (known today as Diabetes UK).

This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide contains everything you need to plan and deliver effective drama sessions, get the best out of your participants, and develop an empowering leadership style that works for you.Drawing on over fifteen years experience of running workshops including for the National Theatre, The Old Vic, Barbican, Battersea Arts Centre and National Youth Theatre Linden Walcott-Burton takes you through everything you need to know, with essential advice on:Your Workshop: How to plan and structure a successful session; how to deliver it effectively, whether in-person or online; how to devise and run an entire course. Your Group: How to motivate and get the best out of your group; how to encourage positive behaviours and manage challenging ones; how to adapt to different groups and needs; how to give and receive feedback. Yourself as a Workshop Leader: How to empower yourself by owning the space and maintaining boundaries; how to use your voice (and not lose it); how to harness the power of humour and fun. Packed with tips and techniques that work with any setting and age group, whether youre running a short session or a longer course, the book also provides specific guidance on delivering workshops in schools, working with disabled people and those with learning disabilities, and safeguarding when working with children and young people. Theres also advice on co-facilitating, working with assistants and finding work.Organised in handy, bite-sized chunks allowing you to find just what you need, the book also includes sample workshop plans and content, with additional insights and examples of best practice from many other leading practitioners in the field.Whether youre just starting out and want to learn the basics, or youre a seasoned facilitator looking for fresh ideas, The Drama Workshop Leader is the resource you need to deliver a great session in any room you walk into, no matter whats thrown your way.Every practitioner, no matter their level of experience, will gain so much from this book Jackie Tait, Primary Programme Manager, National Theatre Learning

The Doctors Dilemma 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 Doctors Dilemma is a play by George Bernard Shaw. It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation.

On the 15th June 1903, in the early forenoon, a medical student, surname Redpenny, Christian name unknown and of no importance, sits at work in a doctors consulting-room. He devils for the doctor by answering his letters, acting as his domestic laboratory assistant, and making himself indispensable generally, in return for unspecified advantages involved by intimate intercourse with a leader of his profession, and amounting to an informal apprenticeship and a temporary affiliation. Redpenny is not proud, and will do anything he is asked without reservation of his personal dignity if he is asked in a fellow-creaturely way. He is a wide-open-eyed, ready, credulous, friendly, hasty youth, with his hair and clothes in reluctant transition from the untidy boy to the tidy doctor.

The Devils Disciple 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 Devils Disciple is Shaws eighth play, and it was his first financial success, which helped to affirm his career as a playwright. Set in Colonial America during the Revolutionary era, the play tells the story of Richard Dudgeon, a local outcast and self-proclaimed "Devils disciple". In a twist characteristic of Shaws love of paradox, Dudgeon sacrifices himself in a Christ-like gesture despite his professed Infernal allegiance.

At the most wretched hour between a black night and a wintry morning in the year 1777, Mrs. Dudgeon, of New Hampshire, is sitting up in the kitchen and general dwelling room of her farm house on the outskirts of the town of Websterbridge. She is not a prepossessing woman. No woman looks her best after sitting up all night; and Mrs. Dudgeons face, even at its best, is grimly trenched by the channels into which the barren forms and observances of a dead Puritanism can pen a bitter temper and a fierce pride. She is an elderly matron who has worked hard and got nothing by it except dominion and detestation in her sordid home, and an unquestioned reputation for piety and respectability among her neighbors, to whom drink and debauchery are still so much more tempting than religion and rectitude, that they conceive goodness simply as self-denial. This conception is easily extended to othersdenial, and finally generalized as covering anything disagreeable. So Mrs. Dudgeon, being exceedingly disagreeable, is held to be exceedingly good. Short of flat felony, she enjoys complete license except for amiable weaknesses of any sort, and is consequently, without knowing it, the most licentious woman in the parish on the strength of never having broken the seventh commandment or missed a Sunday at the Presbyterian church.

MRS GASCOIGNE: Well, I sd ha thought thy belly ud a browt thee whoam afore this.JOE sits on sofa without answering.Doesnt ter want no dinner?JOE (looking up): I want it if the is ony.MRS GASCOIGNE: An if the isna, tha can go be out? Tha talks large, my fine jockey! (She puts a newspaper on the table; on it a plate and his dinner.) Wheer dost reckon ters bin?JOE: Ive bin ter th office for my munny.MRS GASCOIGNE: Thas niver bin a this while at th office.JOE: They kep me ower an hour, an then gen me nowt.MRS GASCOIGNE: Gen thee nowt! Why, how do they mae that out? Its a wik sin tha got hurt, an if a man wi a broken arm canna ha his fourteen shillin a week accident pay, who can, I sd like to know?JOE: Theyll gie me nowt, whether or not.MRS GASCOIGNE: An for why, prithee?

I had better explain why, in this little piece doccasion, written for a performance in aid of the funds of the project for establishing a National Theatre as a memorial to Shakespear, I have identified the Dark Lady with Mistress Mary Fitton. First, let me say that I do not contend that the Dark Lady was Mary Fitton, because when the case in Marys favor (or against her, if you please to consider that the Dark Lady was no better than she ought to have been) was complete, a portrait of Mary came to light and turned out to be that of a fair lady, not of a dark one. That settles the question, if the portrait is authentic, which I see no reason to doubt, and the ladys hair undyed, which is perhaps less certain. Shakespear rubbed in the ladys complexion in his sonnets mercilessly; for in his day black hair was as unpopular as red hair was in the early days of Queen Victoria. Any tinge lighter than raven black must be held fatal to the strongest claim to be the Dark Lady. And so, unless it can be shewn that Shakespears sonnets exasperated Mary Fitton into dyeing her hair and getting painted in false colors, I must give up all pretence that my play is historical. The later suggestion of Mr Acheson that the Dark Lady, far from being a maid of honor, kept a tavern in Oxford and was the mother of Davenant the poet, is the one I should have adopted had I wished to be up to date. Why, then, did I introduce the Dark Lady as Mistress Fitton?

In "The Dance: Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D," an anonymous Antiquary presents an extensive exploration of dance through the ages, meticulously documenting its evolution across diverse cultures and historical epochs. This scholarly work is enriched with vividly detailed illustrations that not only depict dance forms but also contextualize them within their corresponding societal frameworks. The blend of historical analysis and artistic representation makes for an engaging narrative style that appeals to both specialists and lay readers alike, offering insights into the integral role that dance has played as a cultural expression throughout history. The anonymity of the author, an Antiquary, serves to heighten the works intrigue, suggesting a passionate individual steeped in historical research and the performing arts. The depth of historical knowledge and appreciation for cultural nuances reflects a lifetime of dedication to uncovering the threads that bind humanity through movement. It is likely that their own experiences in dance or a fascination with its cultural significance motivated the compilation of such an extensive record. This illuminating volume is highly recommended for scholars, dance enthusiasts, and cultural historians eager to understand dance as both an art form and a vital social practice. "The Dance" serves as a rich tapestry that weaves together the past and present, providing readers with a deeper appreciation for the complexities and beauty of this universal language.

The Custom of the Country is a 1913 novel by Edith Wharton. It tells the story of Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society

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.

Authentic historical costume is essential for any performance, to instantly communicate a period, a social standing, an occupation or an identity. The responsibility of this representation lies with the costume maker, in their knowledge of the design and their accuracy of construction. The Costume Makers Companion serves as an aide memoire, to novice and experienced makers alike, covering the common garments of the Medieval, Tudor, Jacobean, Restoration, Regency and Victorian eras of British history. Learn the key styles and fashions of each period before step-by-step tutorials and detailed orders of work illustrate the costume construction process for eight popular garments, from the designers drawing through to the finished piece. This book also covers working with a costume designer; key processes and equipment; flat pattern manipulations; cutting a pattern on the stand; taking a pattern from an existing garment; costume details, including goldwork and flounces and finally, making accessories, including gauntlets, corsets and ruffs. Logically divided by historical period and supported by over 400 photographs, sketches and diagrams, this book will develop the confidence of any costume maker to take on new projects and expand their knowledge.

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his wate

Own a literary treasure trove and delve into the captivating world of William Shakespeare with "The Complete Works." This comprehensive collection encompasses the full breadth of the Bards genius, including his renowned tragedies like Hamlet and King Lear, his witty comedies like A Midsummer Nights Dream and The Taming of the Shrew, and his captivating histories like Henry V and Julius Caesar.Beyond the iconic lines and memorable characters, Shakespeares works delve into timeless themes that continue to resonate with readers centuries later. Explore the complexities of love and loss, the intricacies of power and politics, and the depths of human nature through his captivating narratives. Whether youre a seasoned Shakespearean scholar or a curious newcomer, "The Complete Works" offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the full spectrum of the Bards brilliance."Shakespeares words transcend time and culture, offering audiences a profound understanding of the human condition." - Kenneth Branagh, Actor and Director"Owning The Complete Works is like having a gateway to a universe of emotions, wit, and theatrical mastery." - The GuardianEmbrace the timeless legacy of William Shakespeare and order your copy of "The Complete Works" today. Unveil the power of his language, explore the depths of his characters, and experience the magic of his storytelling for yourself.

Embark on a literary journey with "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." This ebook collection features the entire repertoire of Shakespeares plays, sonnets, and poems, providing an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the timeless works of the legendary playwright.From tragedies to comedies, histories to sonnets, Shakespeares works offer a profound exploration of the human condition. Each play is a masterpiece of storytelling, with intricate plots, memorable characters, and thought-provoking themes that continue to captivate readers across generations.This meticulously crafted ebook edition ensures optimal readability, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the language and beauty of Shakespeares words. Seamlessly navigate through the collection and experience the depth of emotions, the wit, and the social commentary that have made Shakespeare an enduring literary icon.Whether youre a scholar, a student, or a lover of classic literature, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" is an essential addition to your digital library. Rediscover the timeless brilliance of Shakespeare and explore the universal truths that continue to resonate with audiences around the world.This collection gathers together the works by William Shakespeare in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! It comes with 150 original illustrations which are the engravings John Boydell commissioned for his Boydell Shakespeare GalleryThis book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate format.The Comedies of William ShakespeareA Midsummer Nights DreamAlls Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItLoves Labour s LostMeasure for MeasureMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorThe Taming of the ShrewThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaTwelfth Night; or, What you willThe Romances of William ShakespeareCymbelinePericles, Prince of TyreThe TempestThe Winters TaleThe Tragedies of William ShakespeareKing LearRomeo and JulietThe History of Troilus and CressidaThe Life and Death of Julius CaesarThe Life of Timon of AthensThe Tragedy of Antony and CleopatraThe Tragedy of CoriolanusThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkThe Tragedy of MacbethThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceTitus AndronicusThe Histories of William ShakespeareThe Life and Death of King JohnThe Life and Death of King Richard the SecondThe Tragedy of King Richard the ThirdThe first part of King Henry the FourthThe second part of King Henry the FourthThe Life of King Henry VThe first part of King Henry the SixthThe second part of King Henry the SixthThe third part of King Henry the SixthThe Life of King Henry the EighthThe Poetical Works of William ShakespeareThe SonnetsSonnets to Sundry Notes of MusicA Lovers ComplaintThe Rape of LucreceVenus and AdonisThe Phoenix and the TurtleThe Passionate Pilgrim

Hamlet. Romeo and Juliet. Henry V. Macbeth. A Midsummer Nights Dream. King Lear. Lovers of literature will immediately recognise these as signature works of William Shakespeare, whose plays still rank as the greatest dramas ever produced in the English language four centuries after they were written. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare collects all thirty-seven of the immortal Bards comedies, tragedies, and historical plays in a beautiful edition. This volume also features Shakespeares complete poetry, including the sonnets.

This collection gathers together the works by William Shakespeare in a single, convenient, high quality, and extremely low priced Kindle volume! It comes with 150 original illustrations which are the engravings John Boydell commissioned for his Boydell Shakespeare GalleryThis book contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The Comedies of William ShakespeareA Midsummer Nights DreamAlls Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItLoves Labour s LostMeasure for MeasureMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorThe Taming of the ShrewThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaTwelfth Night; or, What you willThe Romances of William ShakespeareCymbelinePericles, Prince of TyreThe TempestThe Winters TaleThe Tragedies of William ShakespeareKing LearRomeo and JulietThe History of Troilus and CressidaThe Life and Death of Julius CaesarThe Life of Timon of AthensThe Tragedy of Antony and CleopatraThe Tragedy of CoriolanusThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkThe Tragedy of MacbethThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of VeniceTitus AndronicusThe Histories of William ShakespeareThe Life and Death of King JohnThe Life and Death of King Richard the SecondThe Tragedy of King Richard the ThirdThe first part of King Henry the FourthThe second part of King Henry the FourthThe Life of King Henry VThe first part of King Henry the SixthThe second part of King Henry the SixthThe third part of King Henry the SixthThe Life of King Henry the EighthThe Poetical Works of William ShakespeareThe SonnetsSonnets to Sundry Notes of MusicA Lovers ComplaintThe Rape of LucreceVenus and AdonisThe Phoenix and the TurtleThe Passionate Pilgrim