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Title: Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts" by Harold Brighouse is a play written during the early 20th century, set in 1880s Lancashire. The narrative revolves around the central character, Maggie Hobson, the strong-willed eldest daughter of a boot shop owner, Henry Horatio Hobson. The play explores themes of social class, family dynamics, and women's independence as Maggie seeks to assert her will against her father's outdated views and strives to forge her own path in life. The opening of the play introduces the bustling interior of Hobson's boot shop, where Maggie and her sisters manage the business while dealing with their father’s domineering personality. The dialogue establishes the humorous yet contentious relationship within the Hobson family, particularly the clash between Maggie and her father, who believes he should choose husbands for his daughters. As Maggie takes charge, her intention to marry Will Mossop, a humble bootmaker, sets the stage for conflicts over class and the expectations of women of the era. The scene portrays Maggie's determination to break free from patriarchal constraints, hinting at her influence and the evolving socio-economic landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958

EBook No.: 6347

Published: Aug 1, 2004

Downloads: 228

Language: English

Subject: Fathers and daughters -- Drama

Subject: English drama -- 20th century

Subject: Sisters -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts

Note: Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts" by Harold Brighouse is a play written during the early 20th century, set in 1880s Lancashire. The narrative revolves around the central character, Maggie Hobson, the strong-willed eldest daughter of a boot shop owner, Henry Horatio Hobson. The play explores themes of social class, family dynamics, and women's independence as Maggie seeks to assert her will against her father's outdated views and strives to forge her own path in life. The opening of the play introduces the bustling interior of Hobson's boot shop, where Maggie and her sisters manage the business while dealing with their father’s domineering personality. The dialogue establishes the humorous yet contentious relationship within the Hobson family, particularly the clash between Maggie and her father, who believes he should choose husbands for his daughters. As Maggie takes charge, her intention to marry Will Mossop, a humble bootmaker, sets the stage for conflicts over class and the expectations of women of the era. The scene portrays Maggie's determination to break free from patriarchal constraints, hinting at her influence and the evolving socio-economic landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Brighouse, Harold, 1882-1958

EBook No.: 6347

Published: Aug 1, 2004

Downloads: 228

Language: English

Subject: Fathers and daughters -- Drama

Subject: English drama -- 20th century

Subject: Sisters -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.