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'That is what marriage gives - the right to destroy years and years of life.'

The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith - A drama in four acts is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and... Read Full Overview

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Arthur Wing Pinero's "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith" offers a compelling glimpse into the complexities of British society during the Victorian era. This drama, meticulously prepared for print republication, serves as powerful social commentary on gender roles, marriage, and... Read Full Overview

A lamp-lit room in Victorian London, thick with the restless energy of rebellion and longing, sets the stage for a drama that dared to probe the very foundations of marriage and society. At a time when the British stage was dominated by decorum, this play startled audiences with... Read Full Overview

The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith is a late 19th-century Victorian stage play by that examines marriage, morality, and social reform through the lens of radical personal relationships. It is significant as a social drama that challenges conventional Victorian attitudes toward marriage... Read Full Overview

Excerpt from The Notorious Mrs. Ebbs: A Drama in Four Acts The scene is a room in the Palazzo Arconati, on the Grand Canal, Venice. The room itself is beautiful in its decayed grandeur, but the furniture and hangings are either tawdry and meretricious or avowedly modern. The... Read Full Overview

The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is a four-act drama written by Arthur Wing Pinero and first published in 1895. The play tells the story of Agnes Ebbsmith, a woman who has left her husband and child to pursue a life of independence and freedom. She becomes involved with Lucas Cleeve,... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher... Read Full Overview