Project Gutenberg 2015-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 77 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "Jack Straw: A Farce in Three Acts" by W. Somerset Maugham is a play written in the early 20th century. This comedic work revolves around themes of social class, deception, and the folly of pretentiousness, focusing particularly on the character Jack Straw, a clever and resourceful man who assumes the identity of a royal figure. The opening of the play introduces the lounge of the Grand Babylon Hotel, where a conversation unfolds between Lady Wanley and Ambrose Holland about their encounters with the newly wealthy Parker-Jennings family. Lady Wanley recounts how she once introduced them to high society, only to be snubbed by Mrs. Parker-Jennings, raising her status while Wallace’s charm is revealed through the interactions with other characters, setting the stage for the ensuing concoction of a scheme involving Jack Straw impersonating an archduke to expose the snobbery of the Parker-Jennings family. As the characters navigate through the entanglements of their social standing, the tension and humor build, providing a glimpse into the farcical nature of the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- 20th century Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910 -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 236515 236518 2024-09-21T05:30:04.636124 2023-09-21T15:15:37.755615 text/html text/html 239263 2021-01-25T03:55:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 129778 2021-01-25T03:55:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 135026 2024-09-21T05:30:11.351086 application/epub+zip 139820 2024-09-21T05:30:05.459128 application/epub+zip 112205 2024-09-21T05:30:05.027099 application/epub+zip 237376 2024-09-21T05:30:14.463105 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230824 2024-09-21T05:30:10.898109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203043 2022-09-22T18:13:18.086421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154222 154059 2024-09-21T05:30:02.871131 2023-09-21T15:15:36.039627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 154094 2015-11-04T08:57:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 52245 2015-11-04T08:57:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19049 2024-09-21T05:30:14.755042 application/rdf+xml 13870 2024-09-21T05:30:05.136145 image/jpeg 1721 2024-09-21T05:30:05.085094 image/jpeg 129734 2024-09-21T05:30:04.654129 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