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Paperback, [EAN: 9781330606643], Forgotten Books, Forgotten Books, Book, [PU: Forgotten Books], Forgotten Books, Excerpt from Time's a Tell-Tale: A Comedy in Five ActsDuring a short residence in Fiance, thirteen or fourteen years ago, I amused myself with forming a little serious drama from a story by M. Marmontel, Bland-ford and Coraly appearing to me two very interesting characters. These scenes lay long neglected in my portfolio.When I made the stage my profession, I was prompted to review them, but found my hero by far too grave for a Comedy. The part of Benedick was one that I had ever contemplated with delight, and it struck me that a naval character of the description might combine eccentricity with the most exalted generosity.The play of the Stranger had then rendered the writings of Kotzebue extremely popular; and on perusing his works, I found that he had also made both Shakes-pear and Marmontel his models: - it occurred to me, that by paraphrasing a few of his speeches, I might give a degree of sprightliness to my principal character, and I felt assured that what I was doing would be new to an English audience; the nautical phrases however, which form the allusions and constitute the aggregate, were of my own suggestion.The father of Coraly in Marmontel is destroyed at the commencement of his story. To heighten the dramatic effect, I embodied him in the character of the elder Hardacre. The genuine applause of tears at the end of the fourth act have convinced me that I was not mistaken.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., 2159, Dramas & Plays, 2168, Ancient & Classical, 2161, Anthologies, 2162, British & Irish, 16233611, Children's, 15991411, Comedy, 2165, LGBT, 16244481, Medieval, 10159277011, Regional & Cultural, 2216, Religious & Liturgical, 10159286011, Shakespeare, 15991421, Tragedy, 2160, United States, 10159289011, Women Authors, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books, 10132, Literary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781330606643

Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Time's a Tell-Tale: A Comedy in Five Acts During a short residence in Fiance, thirteen or fourteen years ago, I amused myself with forming … More...

Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Time's a Tell-Tale: A Comedy in Five Acts During a short residence in Fiance, thirteen or fourteen years ago, I amused myself with forming a little serious drama from a story by M. Marmontel, Bland-ford and Coraly appearing to me two very interesting characters. These scenes lay long neglected in my portfolio. When I made the stage my profession, I was prompted to review them, but found my hero by far too grave for a Comedy. The part of Benedick was one that I had ever contemplated with delight, and it struck me that a naval character of the description might combine eccentricity with the most exalted generosity. The play of the Stranger had then rendered the writings of Kotzebue extremely popular; and on perusing his works, I found that he had also made both Shakes-pear and Marmontel his models: - it occurred to me, that by paraphrasing a few of his speeches, I might give a degree of sprightliness to my principal character, and I felt assured that what I was doing would be new to an English audience; the nautical phrases however, which form the allusions and constitute the aggregate, were of my own suggestion. The father of Coraly in Marmontel is destroyed at the commencement of his story. To heighten the dramatic effect, I embodied him in the character of the elder Hardacre. The genuine applause of tears at the end of the fourth act have convinced me that I was not mistaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Anthologies (non-poetry)<

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