Project Gutenberg 2013-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 217 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the University of California, Santa Barbara Library. "The Circle: A Comedy in Three Acts" by W. Somerset Maugham is a theatrical play written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the tumultuous relationships within a family, particularly focusing on Arnold Champion-Cheney and the return of his estranged mother, Lady Kitty. As the characters navigate their interactions, unresolved feelings and past scandals come to light, revealing a complex web of emotions and societal expectations." The opening of the play introduces us to Arnold in the grand drawing-room of Aston-Adey, his family's estate, as he anxiously awaits the arrival of his mother, Lady Kitty, who had left the family decades prior in scandalous circumstances. Arnold's new wife, Elizabeth, and other guests, including friends and servants, display a mix of humor and tension regarding the impending reunion. As they discuss Lady Kitty and her past decisions, it becomes clear that Arnold harbors deep resentment toward his mother for the turmoil her departure caused in his life. The conversations hint at underlying complexities and feelings about love, loyalty, and the challenges of familial ties, setting the stage for the dramatic developments to come as the characters confront the ramifications of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42395/42395-h/images/cover.jpg en Adultery -- Drama Intergenerational relations -- Drama England -- Social life and customs -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 215857 215867 2024-09-17T16:49:09.646801 2023-09-18T11:24:04.284182 text/html text/html 221492 2013-03-23T11:39:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 101897 2013-03-23T11:39:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 105291 2024-09-17T16:49:15.836780 application/epub+zip 108879 2024-09-17T16:49:10.612804 application/epub+zip 108878 2024-09-17T16:49:10.126804 application/epub+zip 192435 2024-09-17T16:49:18.857771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269979 2024-09-17T16:49:15.363792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270187 2022-09-19T11:09:38.788371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147634 147488 2024-09-17T16:49:08.743829 2023-09-18T11:24:03.171170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147394 2013-03-23T11:39:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51979 2013-03-23T11:39:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19092 2024-09-17T16:49:19.016760 application/rdf+xml 7248 2024-09-17T16:49:10.229821 image/jpeg 1518 2024-09-17T16:49:10.177803 image/jpeg 103520 2024-09-17T16:49:09.663809 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