The Second Mrs Tanqueray
Published on 27. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-84943-392-1 (ISBN)
Description
When Aubrey Tanqueray marries for the second time, he knows that his new wife, Paula, is a 'woman with a past'. But he has no idea how that past will catch up with himin the end.
More probing than Oscar Wilde, more accessible than Ibsen, Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893) is one of the masterpieces of the Victorian theatre: sexy, dramatic, funny and very moving.
More probing than Oscar Wilde, more accessible than Ibsen, Pinero's The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1893) is one of the masterpieces of the Victorian theatre: sexy, dramatic, funny and very moving.
Reviews / Votes
The illusion of Victorian solidity conjured to perfection. * The Telegraph * Poetic, fast-paced and worth the trip. * The Huffington Post * Fascinating. * The Stage * Compelling throughout - an intriguingly conflicted play. * British Theatre Guide *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
160 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84943-392-1 (9781849433921)
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Arthur Wing Pinero
The Second Mrs Tanqueray
E-Book
10/2012
1st Edition
Oberon Books Ltd
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Persons
Born in 1855, Arthur Wing Pinero was an English actor, then playwright & director. He is considered by some to have been the leading playwright during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. His plays include The School Mistress, The Magistrate and Trelawny of the Wells. In 1909 he became the second ever man to be knighted for services to drama. He died in 1934.