Project Gutenberg 2017-03-03 Public domain in the USA. 110 Quiller-Couch, Arthur 1863 1944 Q Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, A. T. (Arthur Thomas) Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas Shakespeare's Christmas, and other stories Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Shakespeare's Christmas -- Ye sexes, give ear! -- Captain Wyvern's adventures -- Frenchman's Creek -- The man behind the curtain -- Rain of dollars -- The lamp and the guitar. Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Shakespeare's Christmas and Other Stories" by A.T. Quiller-Couch is a collection of stories written in the early 20th century. The collection begins with a historical story that brings the reader to Christmas Eve, 1598, in the lively and bustling world of the London theater scene. The narrative introduces characters such as Shakespeare himself and follows their interactions amid the vibrant theater atmosphere, as well as hinting at themes of ambition, joy, and the complexities of human relationships. At the start of "Shakespeare's Christmas," the setting is established as a bustling theater, filled with an audience engaged in the performance of a new comedy. Two primary characters, a burly countryman and a cutpurse, provide comedic and reflective elements, commenting on the play and their surroundings as the curtain rises. While the audience is caught up in the revelry, the narrative hints at deeper meanings behind the performance and the potential implications of the theater's fate, reflecting on the nature of art and the society surrounding it. The atmosphere is further enriched with lively discussions among audience members, exploring themes of class, ambition, and the transformative power of theater before diving into the actual performance, setting the stage for an entertaining and layered tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, English English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Christmas Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 460111 459998 2024-11-22T11:35:33.036257 2023-09-23T10:44:54.378774 text/html text/html 468131 2017-03-03T14:01:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 392371 2017-03-03T14:01:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412042 2024-11-22T11:35:40.688178 application/epub+zip 416093 2024-11-22T11:35:34.279225 application/epub+zip 233254 2024-11-22T11:35:33.655331 application/epub+zip 557133 2024-11-22T11:35:45.163191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520289 2024-11-22T11:35:39.930217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324910 2022-09-24T17:58:30.125667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411249 411057 2024-09-22T12:36:50.262155 2023-09-23T10:44:53.205747 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 411128 2017-03-03T14:01:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 164069 2017-03-03T14:01:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20594 2024-11-22T11:35:45.295206 application/rdf+xml 12848 2024-11-22T11:35:33.750209 image/jpeg 1979 2024-11-22T11:35:33.702228 image/jpeg 489842 2024-11-22T11:35:33.095260 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