Project Gutenberg 2014-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 62 Baker, Elizabeth 1876 1962 Chains: A Play, in Four Acts Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the University of Toronto Libraries. "Chains: A Play, in Four Acts" by Elizabeth Baker is a dramatic work likely written in the early 20th century. The play revolves around the lives of Charley and Lily Wilson, commonly relatable characters who navigate the tensions of domestic life, societal expectations, and the longings for change amid mundane routines. The narrative explores themes of ambition, dissatisfaction, and personal freedom, as well as the complexities of relationships in the face of individual aspirations. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the Wilsons’ modest home life, where Lily is busy preparing dinner while managing her worries about her husband Charley and their evolving circumstances. As Charley interacts with others, including Mr. Tennant who is preparing to emigrate to Australia in search of a fresh start, the theme of yearning for new experiences becomes prominent. Tensions arise when Charley expresses desires to leave his job and consider such a radical change, causing uncertainty in his relationship with Lily, who shows both support and concern for her husband’s happiness. The dialogue captures the essence of domestic struggles as Charley grapples with societal expectations and personal desires, setting the stage for the central conflicts of the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46240/46240-h/images/cover.jpg en English drama -- 20th century England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama Middle class -- England -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 209276 209285 2024-09-19T10:23:38.114747 2023-09-20T06:39:51.706510 text/html text/html 208623 2014-07-09T21:39:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 81129 2014-07-09T21:39:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 91406 2024-09-19T10:23:43.448682 application/epub+zip 97115 2024-09-19T10:23:38.902714 application/epub+zip 97116 2024-09-19T10:23:38.490720 application/epub+zip 175997 2024-09-19T10:23:46.207687 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247251 2024-09-19T10:23:43.028758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247549 2022-09-21T04:57:34.822941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136610 136480 2024-09-19T10:23:36.990742 2023-09-20T06:39:50.604496 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 136370 2014-07-09T21:39:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49621 2014-07-09T21:39:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 136362 2014-07-09T21:39:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49603 2014-07-09T21:39:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20578 2024-09-19T10:23:46.353652 application/rdf+xml 7789 2024-09-19T10:23:38.576714 image/jpeg 1611 2024-09-19T10:23:38.533706 image/jpeg 88211 2024-09-19T10:23:38.131698 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