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（Methuen world classics）
Methuen Drama, 1993-1994
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"The Voysey inheritance (1934 revision) : Waste (1926 revision) : The secret life : Rococo : Vote by ballot."--T.p. of vol. 1
"The Marrying of Ann Leete : The Madras house (1925 revision) : His Majesty : Farewell to the Theatre."--T.p. of vol. 2
Contents of Works
- One: The Voysey inheritance
- Waste
- The secret life
- Rococo
- Vote by ballot
- Two: The Marrying of Ann Leete
- The Madras house
- His Majesty
- Farewell to the Theatre
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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one ISBN 9780413675309
Description
No one in Barker's generation did more to change British Theatre In The Voysey Inheritance, a young man deals with the discovery that the inheritence due to him has been mismanaged by his own parents; A Waste (banned by the Lord Chamberlain) deals with a young man's life thrown away; The Secret Life is a portrait of spendthrift, indolent Edwardian aristocracy; Rococo is a one-act farce set in a vicarage and Vote by Ballot shows the teething troubles of mass democracy.
Table of Contents
- Voysey Inheritance
- Waste
- Secret Life
- Rococo
- Vote by Ballot
- Volume
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two ISBN 9780413679802
Description
No one in Barker's generation did more to change British Theatre The Marrying of Ann Leete, is thinly veiled costume drama, using an 18th century tale to reflect on 19th century reality, it follows the story of Ann a "new woman", surrounded by a society of manoeuvres and lies; The Madras House follows the fortunes of the Madras family at the height of Edwardian expansion of London and the reformation of ideas about society and gender roles; His Majesty is the fictional story of the king of a cash-strapped Eastern European country where naive make-believe meets the dark universe of realpolitik; Farewell to the Theatre is a witty commentary on the trials and tribulations of a theatre and its actors.
Table of Contents
- Marrying of Ann Leete
- Madras House
- His Majesty
- Farewell to the Theatre
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