Project Gutenberg 2015-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 80 Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855 1934 Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, A. W. (Arthur Wing) Pinero, Arthur W. (Arthur Wing) The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts Produced by Andrew Sly, Cindy Horton, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a dramatic work written in the late 19th century. The play explores the complexities of morality and consequence within the context of marriage, centered around leading characters Dunstan Renshaw and Leslie Brudenell. It delves into themes of past indiscretions, societal expectations, and the struggle for redemption. At the start of "The Profligate," we are introduced to the characters in a legal office where Hugh Murray, the best man, grapples with his conflicting feelings about his friend Dunstan's impending marriage to Leslie, a naive girl unaware of Dunstan's troubled past. The tension escalates when it is revealed that Dunstan's former lover, Janet Preece, has approached Hugh for assistance in finding him, showcasing the imminent collision of Dunstan’s past and present. This opening sets the stage for a domestic tragedy that raises questions about love, guilt, and the possibility of redemption amidst societal judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama English drama -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 250066 250063 2024-09-20T16:04:14.244155 2023-09-21T12:23:09.826488 text/html text/html 257952 2015-08-24T15:11:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 440024 2015-08-24T15:11:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 468789 2024-09-20T16:04:22.814116 application/epub+zip 467635 2024-09-20T16:04:15.807190 application/epub+zip 144636 2024-09-20T16:04:14.848177 application/epub+zip 538328 2024-09-20T16:04:26.331108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570080 2024-09-20T16:04:21.792156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273014 2022-09-22T14:06:24.798440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160469 160362 2024-09-20T16:04:12.414202 2023-09-21T12:23:08.136461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160686 2015-08-24T15:11:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 58029 2015-08-24T15:11:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18986 2024-09-20T16:04:26.467093 application/rdf+xml 17889 2024-09-20T16:04:14.962143 image/jpeg 2063 2024-09-20T16:04:14.905143 image/jpeg 447601 2024-09-20T16:04:14.272156 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