Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 176 Bennett, Arnold 1867 1931 Bennett, Enoch Arnold Bennett, E. Arnold The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David McLachlan and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Title: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Arnold Bennett is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. This comedic work revolves around the Culver family and the social implications of titles and honours during a time of great upheaval, specifically World War I. The main characters include Mr. Culver, who faces the decision of accepting a baronetcy, and Mrs. Culver, who has her own opinions on the matter, along with their children, Hildegarde and John, who are caught up in the familial conflict surrounding the title's acceptance. The opening of the play sets a lively scene in the Culver family's well-furnished sitting room just after Christmas. Hildegarde is seen engaged in writing, with her brother John providing witty commentary on their family dynamics. Their conversations hint at the broader societal issues of the times, such as the value of food articles and the significance of titles in society. As Mr. Tranto, a friend visiting the family, joins in, a comedic exploration of class, merit, and the absurdity of societal expectations unfolds. The state of Mr. Culver's health and the influence of articles written under the pseudonym "Sampson Straight" regarding the state of titles further complicate the family's discussions. Overall, the beginning of the play captures the humorous yet tense atmosphere of a household grappling with change and identity amidst the war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 182736 181879 2024-09-06T04:14:21.787780 2023-10-06T06:22:55.782530 text/html text/html 189015 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58529 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115458 2024-09-06T04:14:26.847746 application/epub+zip 114785 2024-09-06T04:14:23.251760 application/epub+zip 114785 2024-09-06T04:14:22.363774 application/epub+zip 229464 2024-09-06T04:14:29.428709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203538 2024-09-06T04:14:26.195748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178343 2022-09-06T22:04:27.556872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141466 141398 2024-09-06T04:14:20.950803 2023-10-06T06:22:55.083515 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141273 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52299 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141264 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52275 2020-12-15T02:59:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20170 2024-09-06T04:14:29.561721 application/rdf+xml 11513 2024-09-06T04:14:22.712752 image/jpeg 2890 2024-09-06T04:14:22.537757 image/jpeg 108635 2024-09-06T04:14:21.802875 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