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 Project Gutenberg 2015-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 91 Dalziel, D. (Davison) Dalziel, Davison McVickar, H. W. (Harry Whitney) 1860 McVickar, Harry Whitney McVicar, H. W. 85664749 A Parody on Patience Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Parody on Patience" by D. Dalziel is a theatrical script that appears to be a comedic take on the themes of love and social status, likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers around characters embroiled in a love quadrangle, notably including the protagonists Grosvenor and Patience, with humorous commentary on the nature of romance and the appeal (or folly) of societal roles related to railway conductors. The narrative cleverly blends elements of farce with social satire, poking fun at both romantic ideals and the railroad industry's culture. The opening of the parody sets the scene with lively dialogue among characters, such as Angela, Ella, and Saphir, who express their feelings for Grosvenor, alluding to the complications that arise from their affection for him. Patience, the titular character, is introduced as a dairy maid whose lack of experience with love brings an element of innocence to the mix. As various characters interact, the script reveals a humorous take on the conductors of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, using their admired uniforms as a metaphor for social positions and desirability, while highlighting the exaggeration around love and attraction in a light-hearted theatrical manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900 -- Parodies, imitations, etc. Chicago and Alton Railroad Company -- Drama Railroads -- Illinois -- Drama Railroads -- Missouri -- Drama Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Patience PS Text Opera Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 185964 186419 2024-09-20T10:27:05.194831 2023-09-21T07:09:31.174554 text/html text/html 182847 2015-04-17T04:34:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii 6385969 2015-04-17T04:34:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 6690477 2024-09-20T10:27:13.820790 application/epub+zip 6690977 2024-09-20T10:27:07.968787 application/epub+zip 123466 2024-09-20T10:27:06.923812 application/epub+zip 6797165 2024-09-20T10:27:17.347729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6768148 2024-09-20T10:27:12.680746 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182033 2022-09-22T06:31:05.129585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133844 133638 2024-09-20T10:27:03.808908 2023-09-21T07:09:29.176558 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 133879 2015-04-17T04:34:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 44686 2015-04-17T04:34:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19807 2024-09-20T10:27:17.617729 application/rdf+xml 27224 2024-09-20T10:27:07.035858 image/jpeg 3925 2024-09-20T10:27:06.980786 image/jpeg 6521603 2024-09-20T10:27:06.266801 application/octet-stream application/zip