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Adventures
Par Tana Reiff. 1993
Much ado about nothing
Par William Shakespeare. 1995
A comic drama concerning two pairs of lovers--Hero and Claudio, Beatrice and Benedick--and the complications that arise when a jealous…
troublemaker slyly casts a shadow on the honor of one of the women. First performed in 1598 and published in 1600. 1995The glass menagerie
Par Tennessee Williams. 1972
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centers around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives…
in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection--too fragile to move from the shelfAs you like it
Par William Shakespeare. 1997
A pastoral comedy in five acts, set in the court usurped by Duke Frederick and in the forest of Arden,…
where the rightful duke and his followers live. Based on the First Folio text printed in 1623. Contains explanatory notes and an essay on modern perspectiveSummer and smoke: a play in two parts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1978
The history of Henry IV, part 1
Par William Shakespeare. 1994
First published in 1598. Depicts the early years of the reign of England's Henry IV. The Earl of Northumberland's son,…
Hotspur, becomes Henry's opponent. Eventually Henry's son, Prince Hal, leaves the merrymaker Falstaff to join the battle at Shrewsbury against Hotspur. Annotated version with historical background and essay on literary perspectiveSweet bird of youth
Par Tennessee Williams. 1959
The ride down Mt. Morgan
Par Arthur Miller. 1992
A two-act play wherein a middle-aged man confronts the decisions he has made and their effect on others. Hospitalized after…
a car accident, Lyman Felt admits being a bigamist and realizes the hurt and humiliation he has caused both of the women and his children. Some strong languageThe tragedy of Richard III
Par William Shakespeare. 1996
New edition of this historical drama first published in 1594. Richard, duke of Gloucester, is a deceitful, deformed villain who…
treacherously plots to gain the throne. Includes explanatory notes and an interpretive essayLost at sea: an American tragedy
Par Patrick Dillon. 1998
Recounts how in 1983, two boats from a fishing fleet out of Anacortes, Washington, simultaneously capsized off the coast of…
Alaska, without giving distress signals. Describes the extensive investigation into the mysterious incident and explains why crabbing had become "the nation's deadliest occupation." Some strong language. 1998A night to remember
Par Walter Lord. 1955
A detailed portrayal of what happened aboard the Titanic when it struck an iceberg and began to sink in the…
North Atlantic on April 14, 1912. Based on account of the survivors from first class passengers to steerage and crew. BestsellerThe three sisters
Par Anton Chekhov. 1993
Olga is an old-maid school teacher, Masha is unhappily married, and Irina works in a telegraph office. The sisters are…
overcome with boredom following the death of their father, commander of a Russian brigade. When their brother marries a country girl who tries to control everyone, the three find a new purpose in lifeFifteen accounts of epic mountain-climbing adventure. Most are long excerpts from books about life-threatening experiences. Includes heroic achievements, disasters, and…
near-disasters such as "avalanches, storms, altitude sickness, falls, crevasses, blood clots, spiritual crises, broken ice picks, and homicidal military bureaucrats."Before the wind: the memoir of an American sea captain, 1808-1833
Par Charles Tyng. 1999
Tyng's great-great-granddaughter edits this memoir of his early seafaring years, tracing his first harrowing voyage to China at age thirteen…
to his own shipboard command in his early twenties. Tyng recounts his adventures at sea, including shipwrecks, mutinies, and pirate attacks, and in exotic ports worldwide. Some violence. 1999Dinner with friends
Par Donald Margulies. 2000
Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy-drama in which two married couples who have been close friends for years are in the process of…
examining their interrelationships when one couple breaks up. Gabe and Karen, who introduced the divorcing couple Tom and Beth, find themselves wondering about their own marriage. Pulitzer Prize. Some strong language. 2000Pirandello: biographie de l'enfant échangé
Par Andrea Camilleri. 2002
Biographie en forme de récit passionné, vu que l'auteur-écrivain est à la fois concitoyen et confrère de Pirandello. Le sous-titre…
insiste sur un caractère important de la vie du nouvelliste et dramaturge sicilien [SDMPlays and fragments (Penguin classics)
Par Menander. 1987
Menander (c. 341-291 B.C.), whose works pioneered the representation in drama of ordinary people, is known as the foremost innovator…
of the New Comedy of ancient Greece. In addition to several fragments unearthed in the twentieth century A.D., this collection includes Old Cantankerous and The Girl from Samos. 1987A midsummer night's dream
Par William Shakespeare. 1993
A five-act comedy revolving around the upcoming wedding of the Duke of Athens. The action takes place in the woods…
where lovers converge, the king and queen of fairies quarrel, Puck causes mischief, and workmen rehearse a play for the wedding. Based on the text of the 1600 quarto edition. Contains explanatory notes and an essay on modern perspectiveFive plays by the English dramatist written between 1775 and 1779. These polished, satirical comedies of manners have a history…
of successful stage performances. This edition from the Oxford World's Classics series contains a twentieth-century introduction and explanatory notes for each playThe rose tattoo: play in three acts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1950