Project Gutenberg 2012-03-24 Public domain in the USA. 159 Oliver, Margaret Scott Six One-Act Plays The hand of the prophet -- Children of Granada -- The turtle dove -- This youth-gentlemen -- The striker -- Murdering Selina Produced by David Edwards, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Six One-Act Plays" by Margaret Scott Oliver is a collection of theatrical works written in the early 20th century. The plays present a variety of narratives, including themes of love, conflict, and social issues, depicting the complex lives of characters navigating their circumstances. The first play, "The Hand of the Prophet," introduces Kodama, a merchant, and his bride Halima during a wedding celebration, where jealousy and desire unfold in their relationships. At the start of the collection, the opening play sets the scene at a wedding festivity filled with music and dance. Kodama, despite his affection for Halima, becomes increasingly irked by the presence of his cousin, Sindibad, who is enamored with Halima. Tension arises as Sindibad expresses his desire for Halima, leading to a tragic confrontation. As the story progresses, the themes of marital discord and the consequences of unchecked passion are explored, culminating in a dramatic climax that deeply affects all characters involved, hinting at broader social critiques within the ensuing plays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39243/39243-h/images/cover.jpg en One-act plays American drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 202960 202969 2024-09-16T13:05:46.037943 2023-09-17T07:44:13.018039 text/html text/html 208514 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 519074 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 428844 2024-09-16T13:05:51.512948 application/epub+zip 430439 2024-09-16T13:05:46.698942 application/epub+zip 101581 2024-09-16T13:05:46.332962 application/epub+zip 516995 2024-09-16T13:05:54.354946 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490311 2024-09-16T13:05:51.142889 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158197 2022-09-18T04:38:51.551945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142891 142685 2024-09-16T13:05:44.921933 2023-09-17T07:44:11.962072 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142739 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53793 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142730 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53772 2012-03-24T10:23:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20263 2024-09-16T13:05:54.497894 application/rdf+xml 12705 2024-09-16T13:05:46.442946 image/jpeg 2290 2024-09-16T13:05:46.387912 image/jpeg 560805 2024-09-16T13:05:46.068938 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