Quality Street: A Comedy by J. M. Barrie
"Quality Street: A Comedy" by J. M. Barrie is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around the lives of the Misses Susan and Phoebe Throssel, two aging sisters living in the quaint town of Quality Street during the Napoleonic Wars. As they navigate their genteel existence and romantic hopes, central themes of love, aging, and societal expectations emerge within the quaint yet comical backdrop of their interactionsand the local characters. The opening of the play introduces the setting of the sisters' home, a blue and white room that evokes a sense of nostalgia and simplicity, and presents their interactions with other local unmarried ladies. As they share gossip while sewing and reading, hints of romance and longing surface, particularly with Phoebe's admiration for a gentleman recruit named Valentine Brown. Their discussions take a lighthearted approach towards their unmarried status and delve into the modest lives they lead. The dialogue reveals elements of humor, camaraderie, and the bittersweet reality of their feminine aspirations within the constraints imposed by society and time, setting the stage for the developments that follow as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937 |
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| Title | Quality Street: A Comedy |
| Note | Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_Street_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by Al Haines |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Courtship -- Drama |
| Subject | Sisters -- Drama |
| Subject | Single women -- Drama |
| Subject | Women teachers -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31266 |
| Release Date | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 157 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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