Drama : American

In "The Dolliver Romance," only three chapters of which the author lived to complete, we get an intimation as to what would have been the ultimate form given to that romance founded on the Elixir of Life, for which "Septimius Felton" was the preliminary study. Having abandoned this study, and apparently forsaken the whole scheme in 1862, Hawthorne was moved to renew his meditation upon it in the following year; and as the plan of the romance had now seemingly developed to his satisfaction, he listened to the publisher''s proposal that it should begin its course as a serial story in the "Atlantic Monthly" for January, 1864--the first instance in which he had attempted such a mode of publication. Contents:. Introductory Note. The Dolliver Romance. A Scene From The Dolliver Romance. Another Scene From The Dolliver Romance. Another Fragment Of The Dolliver Romance. Sketches From Memory: -I- | -II- | -III-. Fragments From The Journal of a Solitary Man: -I- | -II-. Other Tales And Sketches: My Visit To Niagara | The Antique Ring | The Legend | Graves And Goblins. Dr. Bullivant. A Book of Autographs. An Old Woman''s Tale. Time''s Portraiture. "Browne''s Folly.". Appendix:. Nathaniel Hawthorne Biography. Intuitive navigation. . Text annotation and mark-up. more...

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Joyce''s Irish experiences constitute an essential element of his writings, and provide all of the settings for his fiction and much of their subject matter. His early volume of short stories, Dubliners, is a penetrating analysis of the stagnation and paralysis of Dublin society. The final and most famous story in the collection, "The Dead," was made into a feature film in 1987, directed by John Huston (it was Huston''s last major work). Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This booktable of contents linked to every story. . more...

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This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. ***************. Ethan Frome is a novel that was released in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in turn-of-the-century New England in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film in 1993. — Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. . more...

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Gentlemen Callers provides a fascinating look at America's greatest Twentieth-century playwright and perhaps the most-performed, even today. Michael Paller looks at Tennessee Williams's plays from the 1940s through the 1960s against the backdrop of the playwright's life story, providing fresh details. more...

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Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard’s latest play is an uproarious, brilliantly provocative farce that brings the gifts of a quintessentially American playwright to bear on the current American dilemma. Frank and Emma are a quiet, respectable couple who raise cows on their Wisconsin farm. more...

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