Project Gutenberg 2006-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 96 Mayne, Rutherford 1878 1967 Waddell, Sam Waddell, Samuel The Drone A Play in Three Acts Reading ease score: 95.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Diane Monico, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Drone" by Rutherford Mayne is a play in three acts written in the early 20th century. Set on a farm in County Down, the narrative revolves around the lives of the Murray family, particularly focusing on John Murray, his brother Daniel, and John's daughter Mary. The play humorously explores themes of family dynamics, ambition, and the conflict between traditional values and modern innovation, as Daniel seeks to pursue his inventive dreams while contending with the mundane challenges posed by domestic life and the arrival of a potential new household member. The opening of "The Drone" introduces us to John and Daniel Murray, who are navigating their relationships and the complexities of running a farm. The kitchen serves as the primary setting, where the mundanities of domestic life play out through conversations about responsibilities, food, and Daniel's ongoing struggle to gain recognition for his inventions. As characters such as Mary and the laborers interact amiably yet pointedly, there is an undercurrent of tension concerning Daniel's ambitions and the looming presence of Sarah McMinn, who seems intent on inserting herself into the Murrays' lives. This section sets the stage for potential upheavals in both familial and social interactions as John contemplates a change in his household dynamic, hinting at unresolved issues that could lead to conflict and comedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ireland -- Drama Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 187841 187694 2024-10-09T04:19:42.364130 2023-09-09T07:07:35.176062 text/html text/html 189806 2006-12-23T14:40:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 55340 2006-12-23T14:40:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 119527 2024-10-09T04:19:48.958090 application/epub+zip 120896 2024-10-09T04:19:44.261070 application/epub+zip 120896 2024-10-09T04:19:43.053325 application/epub+zip 229499 2024-10-09T04:19:51.800056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202349 2024-10-09T04:19:48.208092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181417 2022-09-09T13:13:56.646252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137215 137119 2024-10-09T04:19:41.331083 2023-09-09T07:07:34.199040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137023 2006-12-23T14:38:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49565 2006-12-23T14:38:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137030 2006-12-23T14:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49566 2006-12-23T14:38:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21727 2024-10-09T04:19:51.930043 application/rdf+xml 9659 2024-10-09T04:19:43.616090 image/jpeg 2708 2024-10-09T04:19:43.332081 image/jpeg 114712 2024-10-09T04:19:42.379091 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