Arthur Gervaise, a London sculptor, learns too late of his love for a woman, while his absentee father secretly tries to serve and help him. Meanwhile, an…… Read more “‘If I Had a Father’ by George MacDonald”

A colloquy between two lovers,  which concludes with the following lines:Give me your hand; and, if you will, keep mineEngraffed in yours, as slowly thus we skirtLa…… Read more “‘A Dialogue in Fiesole’ by Alfred Austin”

Lulu marries and survives three husbands, only to face prosecution for the shooting of the third. Lulu’s later adventures are described in the following play, Pandora’s Box I…… Read more “‘Earth Spirit’ by Frank Wedekind”

In this piece the plot is carried on … by a servant, Mascarille, who is the first original personage Molière has created; he is not a mere…… Read more “‘The Blunderer’ by Moliere”

Jo’s little men and women are grown up and entering new stages of life. Along with discovering their individual niches, there are lots of lessons to study,…… Read more “‘Jo’s Boys’ by Louisa May Alcott”

Endymion is the largest work by John Keats and was composed between April and November 1817. It was published in April 1818, and the critical reception was almost…… Read more “‘Endymion’ by John Keats”

Never was any Dramatic performance so hurried as this; and it is a thing, I believe, quite new, to have a comedy planned, finished, got up, and…… Read more “‘The Bores’ by Moliere”

Considered by her contemporaries a playwright “second only to Shakespeare,” Joanna Baillie was one of the most critically acclaimed writers of the Romantic Era. The Plays on…… Read more “‘Orra: A Tragedy in Five Acts’ by Joanna Baillie”

The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, includes a range of notable…… Read more “‘The World’s Best Poetry: Volume 6 (Part 2)’ by Various”