For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque
By Oscar Wilde
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Oscar Wilde
Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.
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For Love of the King - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque
Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4057664612670
Table of Contents
FOR LOVE OF THE KING
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY
ACT I
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
ACT II
SCENE I
ACT III
SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
SCENE IV
SCENE V
FOR
LOVE OF THE KING
Table of Contents
A BURMESE MASQUE
by
OSCAR WILDE
methuen & co. ltd.
36 essex street w.c.
london
First Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. in 1922
This Edition on handmade paper is limited to 1000 copies
INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Table of Contents
The very interesting and richly coloured masque or pantomimic play which is here printed in book form for the first time, was invented sometime in 1894 or possibly a little earlier. It was written, not for publication, but as a personal gift to the author’s friend and friend of his family, Mrs. Chan Toon, and was sent to her with the letter that follows and explains its origin.
Mrs. Chan Toon, before her marriage