Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 50 Noyes, Alfred 1880 1958 Rada: A Drama of War in One Act Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Juliet Sutherland, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Rada: A Drama of War in One Act" by Alfred Noyes is a powerful one-act play written in the early 20th century, specifically around 1913. The drama unfolds in a war-torn village in the Balkans on Christmas Eve, exploring themes of violence, desperation, and the harsh realities of war. It features the poignant struggles of Rada, the wife of the village doctor, as she faces the uncomfortable presence of hostile soldiers quartered in her home during a time of great turmoil. The narrative centers on Rada and her twelve-year-old daughter, Subka, as they confront the brutal reality of their situation. In a desperate attempt to protect her child, Rada interacts with the soldiers, Arram and Michael, amidst a backdrop of chaos and impending violence. The tension escalates as soldiers become increasingly dangerous and drunk, demanding access to the locked room where Subka is hiding. Rada’s fierce maternal instincts surface as she brandishes a revolver to protect her daughter, making a desperate stand against the soldiers. The play culminates in a tragic yet symbolic moment, underscoring the profound impact of war on family and the human spirit, ultimately serving as a plea for peace and goodwill amidst the horrors of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en War -- Drama PR Text One Act Plays Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 54408 54261 2024-10-05T16:40:04.244112 2023-10-06T04:29:26.622885 text/html text/html 54401 54254 2024-10-05T16:40:04.472116 2023-10-06T04:29:26.762892 text/html text/html 101658 2024-10-05T16:40:10.357076 application/epub+zip 100080 2024-10-05T16:40:07.796095 application/epub+zip 76823 2024-10-05T16:40:06.530094 application/epub+zip 212722 2024-10-05T16:40:12.126054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203084 2024-10-05T16:40:09.634074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108224 2022-09-06T19:19:46.801634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40881 40785 2024-10-05T16:40:03.885153 2023-10-06T04:29:26.342875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 42187 2020-12-14T19:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16217 2020-12-14T19:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19223 2024-10-05T16:40:12.261058 application/rdf+xml 15271 2024-10-05T16:40:07.076091 image/jpeg 3862 2024-10-05T16:40:06.806085 image/jpeg 100041 2024-10-05T16:40:04.478107 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia