{"product_id":"notorious-mrs-ebbsmith-revised-paperback","title":"Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith (Revised) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Wing Pinero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"That is what marriage gives - the right to destroy years and years of life.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVenice, Easter 1895. In the cafes around St Mark's Square, all the gossip among the English ex-pat community is about two mysterious arrivals in the city. Agnes Ebbsmith is a young widow with a scandalous past. Travelling with her is Lucas Cleeve, an up-and-coming Tory MP who has abandoned his wife in London. Defying convention, Agnes and Lucas are refusing to marry, and living in a 'compact' together. But before long their peace is shattered by the arrival of Lucas's aristocratic family from London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith\u003c\/i\u003e is a dramatic, entertaining, and utterly enthralling play by one of the greatest Victorian dramatists. This playtext, slightly adapted from the original, was prepared for its first ever revival, presented by Primavera at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2014. The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith was last performed by Mrs Patrick Campbell in the West End in 1895. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an introduction to the play and its historical context by Dr Sos Eltis.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934) was a leading playwright of the Victorian theatre. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Schoolmistress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDandy Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet Lavender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrelawny of the 'Wells'\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Lord Quex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIris\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMid-Channel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43153811570751,"sku":"9781783191352","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/Z35PiRTIbm9781783191352.webp?v=1776951052","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/notorious-mrs-ebbsmith-revised-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}