A False Step (Classic Reprint): The Prohibited Play, Freely Adapted From "Les Lionnes Pauvres": The Prohibited Play, Freely Adapted from "les Lionnes Pauvres" (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda
Sinopsis
Desire, duty, and the price of keeping secrets in a sharp stage drama.
A False Step unfolds a tense web of relationships in a society where a single affair can threaten a family, a guardian, and a trusted friend. The action centers on Eleanor Duval, her guardian and husband, and Cecila Prendergast as rumors and revelations collide with loyalty and public judgment. As the play moves from elegant parlors to crowded social rooms, the characters weigh trust, duty, and the cost of keeping a hidden truth.
- Explore a disturbingly quiet crisis that tests love, honor, and friendship.
- See how concealment, money, and social pressure shape choices and consequences.
- Experience period-appropriate dialogue, sharp wit, and mounting dramatic tension.
- Follow a circle of players whose private lives collide with public appearances.
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Excerpt from A False Step: The Prohibited Play, Freely Adapted From "Les Lionnes Pauvres"
Mrs. D. You see, I make your house my home, as usual; and am now come to wait for my husband, who promised to meet me here.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from A False Step: The Prohibited Play, Freely Adapted From "Les Lionnes Pauvres"
Sir, - As the discussion on A False Step is of general interest, I ask you to favour me by printing the enclosed correspondence between Mr. Clement Scott and myself upon the subject.
Yours most respectfully,
A. Matthison.
Savage Club, October 10th.
[Copy.]
"Savage Club, 5th October, 1878.
"My dear Clement Scott, - In a letter I deemed official, received by me from the Lord Chamberlain's Orrice, announcing that my play A False Step could not be recommended for licence occurs the following passage: -
"'But in the form of an adaptation to English life and society, and presented to a mixed English audience, I fear that it would give much offence. Our public and their critical guides would fasten on the 'situations,' which are extremely scabreuses, and would exclaim that the moral of the piece was only fit to be taught through the Divorce Court.'
"As you are one of the 'critical guides' of the public, and as I value your opinion, you would be doing me a personal favour by reading A False Step, and recording your impression on the moral and satirical points at issue.
"Yours faithfully,
"Clement Scott, Esq." "Arthur Matthison."
[Copy.]
"Union Club, S. W., 8th October, 1878.
"My dear Arthur Matthison, - At your request I have read your play A False Step very carefully and very critically, and I cannot refrain from expressing my opinion on it at some length, and for two reasons - first, because common report and official action misled me entirely as to the general character of the work; and, secondly, because I am anxious to try and break down, or at any rate to weaken, the fabric of that obstinate barrier of prejudice, or superficial reasoning, that deprives the English dramatist of his rights and privileges, as the journalist of the manners of his time, and the critic of the society of to-day.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This revealing historical drama explores the shattering consequences of secrets and financial deceit in Victorian society. The author deftly depicts the elaborate facade of the upper class who face ruin when their hidden transgressions are exposed. The book delves into the themes of morality, love, and the destructive nature of falsehoods. Its powerful depiction of human frailty illuminates the perils of living beyond one's means and the devastating toll it takes on families and friendships. Ultimately, this book offers a profound examination of the human condition, showcasing the disastrous consequences of deception and the transformative power of truth. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331603405_0
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