Project Gutenberg 2012-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 46 Grundy, Sydney 1848 1914 A Fool's Paradise: An Original Play in Three Acts Paul Haxo "A Fool's Paradise: An Original Play in Three Acts" by Sydney Grundy is a theatrical play written in the late 19th century. The play centers around the lives of several characters, including Philip Selwyn, a seemingly happy man who is married to Beatrice Selwyn. The initial acts establish relationships, romantic entanglements, and hint at underlying tensions, particularly regarding family secrets and the dynamics of love and duty that will unfold throughout the story. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to Philip Selwyn and a budding romance between Tom Verinder and Mildred, Philip's sister. As Philip struggles with an undisclosed affliction, his interactions with family and friends reveal both humorous exchanges and deeper emotional currents. Tom seeks Mildred's affection, and Sir Peter Lund, a physician, is drawn into the lives of the Selwyns, suggesting a mix of comic elements with more serious undertones involving social status and familial loyalty. The opening lays the groundwork for themes of love, deception, and the consequences of one's choices, setting the stage for the complexities that will unravel in the ensuing acts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41647/41647-h/images/cover.jpg en English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 236132 236097 2024-09-17T12:42:03.733152 2023-09-18T07:34:55.861070 text/html text/html 244077 2021-02-16T02:22:33 text/html 637229 2024-09-17T12:42:11.119094 application/epub+zip 641618 2024-09-17T12:42:04.876141 application/epub+zip 263529 2024-09-17T12:42:04.283130 application/epub+zip 746654 2024-09-17T12:42:14.575090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 796968 2024-09-17T12:42:10.535084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419404 2022-09-19T05:24:31.693509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146890 146898 2024-09-17T12:42:02.237150 2023-09-18T07:34:54.557063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146763 2021-02-16T02:25:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17651 2024-09-17T12:42:14.730063 application/rdf+xml 22427 2024-09-17T12:42:04.405121 image/jpeg 3054 2024-09-17T12:42:04.348112 image/jpeg 53330 2021-02-16T02:26:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 633842 2021-10-28T05:32:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 635427 2024-09-17T12:42:03.761150 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