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 Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 217 Brighouse, Harold 1882 1958 Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "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of social class, family dynamics, and women's independence as Maggie seeks to assert her will against her father's outdated views and strives to forge her own path in life.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.) en Fathers and daughters -- Drama English drama -- 20th century Sisters -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 208618 208619 2024-10-03T08:52:25.370575 2023-10-03T08:09:34.372757 text/html text/html 211656 2013-06-22T14:04:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 62797 2013-06-22T14:05:20 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 153736 2024-10-03T08:52:33.631545 application/epub+zip 154524 2024-10-03T08:52:29.091581 application/epub+zip 130965 2024-10-03T08:52:27.668592 application/epub+zip 349914 2024-10-03T08:52:36.580539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327749 2024-10-03T08:52:32.734572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243814 2022-09-03T11:26:22.041643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160482 160338 2024-10-03T08:52:24.181599 2023-10-03T08:09:33.334769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 160135 2013-06-22T14:05:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58516 2013-06-22T14:05:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20069 2024-10-03T08:52:36.709511 application/rdf+xml 18522 2024-10-03T08:52:28.282579 image/jpeg 4003 2024-10-03T08:52:27.994606 image/jpeg 151243 2024-10-03T08:52:25.386588 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia