Project Gutenberg 2014-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 82 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp Phillpotts, Eden 1862 1960 The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Jerome K. Jerome and Eden Phillpotts is a comedy play written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around a group of characters who navigate themes of poverty, ambition, and romantic entanglement, specifically focusing on the struggles of Nelly Morris and her brother Ted as they wrestle with societal pressures and personal aspirations in a modest Bloomsbury lodging house. The comedic elements arise from their interactions with a cast of colorful supporting characters, including Adam Cherry, who proposes a marriage to Nelly to alleviate their financial woes. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Nelly Morris, who laments her dire living conditions and the struggles of her brother Ted, a medical student. Nelly reveals her longing for a better life, sparking comedic yet heartfelt discussions about their financial state and the potential intervention of their wealthier relatives. When Adam Cherry arrives, he offers both support and an unexpected marriage proposal, stirring a mix of emotions in Nelly and foreshadowing complicated relational dynamics as she grapples with the choices before her. The opening sets the stage for the exploration of sacrifice, self-respect, and social class through humor and poignant dialogue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 217205 217206 2024-10-20T03:45:42.456536 2023-09-20T13:52:04.257034 text/html text/html 223162 2014-12-06T13:19:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 62415 2014-12-06T13:20:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149033 2024-10-20T03:45:50.569984 application/epub+zip 150725 2024-10-20T03:45:45.984539 application/epub+zip 131643 2024-10-20T03:45:44.638508 application/epub+zip 359030 2024-10-20T03:45:53.522984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346336 2024-10-20T03:45:49.716022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251270 2022-09-21T15:12:45.208361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160579 160510 2024-10-20T03:45:41.253521 2023-09-20T13:52:03.079025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160586 2014-12-06T13:19:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57723 2014-12-06T13:20:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20747 2024-10-20T03:45:53.657962 application/rdf+xml 19974 2024-10-20T03:45:45.199493 image/jpeg 4365 2024-10-20T03:45:44.918503 image/jpeg 146506 2024-10-20T03:45:42.472534 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 en.wikipedia