Project Gutenberg 2005-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 67 Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855 1934 Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, A. W. (Arthur Wing) Pinero, Arthur W. (Arthur Wing) The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Stephen Bishop "The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a play written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in Venice and revolves around the character of Agnes Ebbsmith, a complex woman grappling with her past and her identity, particularly in relation to her partner Lucas Cleeve. The themes of unconventional relationships, societal expectations, and personal freedom seem central to the narrative. The opening of the play introduces the setting in a Palazzo Arconati, where we meet a cast of characters including Agnes, Lucas, and Gertrude Thorpe. From the beginning, it is established that Agnes has a troubled past—previously married to a man whose memory she struggles with—and grapples with societal perceptions of her current relationship with Lucas, who has recently left his wife. As the characters interact, we learn about their backgrounds, ambitions, and the complexity of their emotions, particularly Agnes's internal conflict about her identity as an independent woman versus the societal role imposed upon her. This setup hints at a deeper exploration of love, social expectations, and the quest for self-understanding throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- Drama Man-woman relationships -- Drama English drama -- 19th century Adultery -- Drama Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 210383 210316 2024-10-07T05:12:43.346002 2023-09-07T06:58:34.457786 text/html text/html 210376 210309 2024-10-07T05:12:43.591961 2023-09-07T06:58:34.614789 text/html text/html 149382 2024-10-07T05:12:50.675941 application/epub+zip 151591 2024-10-07T05:12:46.612950 application/epub+zip 138648 2024-10-07T05:12:45.403937 application/epub+zip 275364 2024-10-07T05:12:53.503968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259779 2024-10-07T05:12:49.902935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225160 2022-09-07T21:21:29.128373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173191 173175 2024-10-07T05:12:43.011982 2023-09-07T06:58:34.220779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173012 2020-12-14T07:03:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65975 2020-12-14T07:03:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20159 2024-10-07T05:12:53.637899 application/rdf+xml 11575 2024-10-07T05:12:45.944965 image/jpeg 3120 2024-10-07T05:12:45.672952 image/jpeg 147662 2024-10-07T05:12:43.607970 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