Project Gutenberg 2012-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 69 Pemberton, T. Edgar (Thomas Edgar) 1849 1905 Pemberton, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, T. E. (Thomas Edgar) Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A farce in one act Produced by Fox in the Stars, Jan-Fabian Humann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A farce in one act" by T. E. Pemberton is a comedic play written in the late 19th century. This work falls within the genre of farce and explores themes of marital relationships and the dynamics of family authority. Set in a domestic environment, the play humorously critiques societal norms and the struggles between love and parental influence. The story centers around Mr. Watmuff and his daughter Emily, who is in love with Walter Litherland, but their union is obstructed by Mrs. Watmuff, who adamantly refuses to consent to the engagement. The plot thickens with the introduction of Ferdinand Swift, a nephew with a bizarre invention involving suspended animation, which he proposes to experiment with on his aunt. In a twist of comedic fate, Mrs. Watmuff, initially oblivious to the scheme, becomes aware of the plot and takes the matter into her own hands. The farcical situation escalates with misunderstandings, cunning plans, and ultimately culminates in revelations that lead to an unexpected resolution for the characters. With its witty dialogue and absurd scenarios, the play captures the humor and challenges of navigating family relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41507/41507-h/images/cover.jpg en Comedies English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 102424 102204 2024-09-17T11:55:16.731300 2023-09-18T06:52:54.390695 text/html text/html 97758 2012-11-28T14:44:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 137679 2012-11-28T14:44:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 145902 2024-09-17T11:55:19.895289 application/epub+zip 145947 2024-09-17T11:55:17.276293 application/epub+zip 96020 2024-09-17T11:55:16.994306 application/epub+zip 197828 2024-09-17T11:55:21.646280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188673 2024-09-17T11:55:19.616296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139067 2022-09-19T04:20:19.972853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 76625 76518 2024-09-17T11:55:16.214313 2023-09-18T06:52:53.987692 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 76249 2012-11-28T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28217 2012-11-28T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18537 2024-09-17T11:55:21.778293 application/rdf+xml 30798 2024-09-17T11:55:17.068303 image/jpeg 4011 2024-09-17T11:55:17.031305 image/jpeg 142057 2024-09-17T11:55:16.744308 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