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The Voysey Inheritance (Methuen Drama)
Harley Granville-Barker
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Description for The Voysey Inheritance (Methuen Drama)
Paperback. Edward's highly principled world is turned upside down when his father reveals that he has been illegally speculating with clients' money. To make matters worse, he soon discovers his scandal-fearing family would perpetuate the crime rather than risk public dishonour. This work is a portrait of an upper middle class family. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Financial chicanery and ethical conflict in early twentieth-century classic being revived at the National Theatre Edward's highly principled world is turned upside down when his father reveals that he has been illegally speculating with clients' money. To make matters worse, he soon discovers his large, scandal-fearing family would perpetuate the crime rather than risk public dishonour. 'Of course it's pleasant and comfortable to keep within the law ...then the law will look after you. Otherwise you have to look pretty sharp after yourself. You have to cultivate your own sense of right and wrong ...deal with your own justice. But ... Read more
Financial chicanery and ethical conflict in early twentieth-century classic being revived at the National Theatre Edward's highly principled world is turned upside down when his father reveals that he has been illegally speculating with clients' money. To make matters worse, he soon discovers his large, scandal-fearing family would perpetuate the crime rather than risk public dishonour. 'Of course it's pleasant and comfortable to keep within the law ...then the law will look after you. Otherwise you have to look pretty sharp after yourself. You have to cultivate your own sense of right and wrong ...deal with your own justice. But ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Modern Plays
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413776099
SKU
V9780413776099
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About Harley Granville-Barker
Harvey Granville Barker (1877-1946) started his career in the theatre by working for his mother sing ing and performing in platform and drawing room recitations. Once he was established, he did more th an anyone else to change the theatre of his day. In 1899 he joined the committee to campaign for a N ational Theatre and directed plays including ... Read more
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