Chains: A Play, in Four Acts by Elizabeth Baker
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"Chains: A Play, in Four Acts" by Elizabeth Baker is a play first performed in 1909. Set in Edwardian England, it follows Charley Wilson, a London clerk trapped in suburban monotony, and his wife Lily as they struggle to make ends meet. When their lodger decides to abandon everything and emigrate to Australia, Charley dreams of escape too. But everyone around him—wife, family, friends—ridicules such ambition. As financial pressures mount and his
wages are cut, Charley must choose between pursuing freedom or accepting the suffocating chains of respectability and duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Baker, Elizabeth, 1876-1962 |
|---|---|
| Title | Chains: A Play, in Four Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chains_(play) |
| Credits |
Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by the Internet Archive and the University of Toronto Libraries. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama -- 20th century |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Subject | Middle class -- England -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 46240 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-46240-0 |
| Release Date | Jul 10, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 413 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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