Project Gutenberg 2015-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 61 Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874 1965 Maugham, William Somerset Maugham, Somerset Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four 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) "Landed Gentry: A Comedy in Four Acts" by W. Somerset Maugham is a play likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative explores the complexities of social class and morality, focusing on the lives of the Insoley family, particularly Claude Insoley, as they navigate the pressures of societal expectations and personal dilemmas in rural England. The play delves into themes of reputation, the consequences of scandal, and the burgeoning class tensions of the time. At the start of "Landed Gentry," a gamekeeper, Gann, arrives at the residence of Claude Insoley. Claude informs Gann that his daughter, Peggy, who has returned from London under distressing circumstances, must leave the estate due to established rules concerning moral conduct. Tension heightens as Gann pleads for compassion, insisting that Peggy deserves a second chance, and this sparks discussions among various characters about the rigid social mores tied to land ownership and reputation. Meanwhile, Grace Insoley openly expresses her discontent with her life and the stifling nature of her surroundings, hinting at deeper conflicts within her marriage to Claude and foreshadowing trouble ahead as they navigate the fallout from Peggy’s predicament. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Marriage -- Drama Man-woman relationships -- Drama Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama Gentry -- England -- Somerset -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 255223 255226 2024-09-21T08:12:15.134454 2023-09-22T05:37:04.904885 text/html text/html 258238 2021-01-25T02:42:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 134333 2021-01-25T02:42:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 140650 2024-09-21T08:12:22.203377 application/epub+zip 145776 2024-09-21T08:12:16.033436 application/epub+zip 129121 2024-09-21T08:12:15.555422 application/epub+zip 255351 2024-09-21T08:12:25.776377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241371 2024-09-21T08:12:21.752429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224971 2022-09-23T03:30:40.711184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167610 167447 2024-09-21T08:12:13.264465 2023-09-22T05:37:03.132819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167485 2015-12-03T09:54:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 57203 2015-12-03T09:54:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19295 2024-09-21T08:12:26.001375 application/rdf+xml 15742 2024-09-21T08:12:15.659418 image/jpeg 2375 2024-09-21T08:12:15.607422 image/jpeg 134475 2024-09-21T08:12:15.153437 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