The Noble Lord: A Comedy in One Act

By Percival Wilde

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Mar 16, 2020
• ISBN: 4064066106713

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Percival Wilde

The Noble Lord

A Comedy in One Act

Published by Good Press, 2020

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EAN 4064066106713

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CHARACTERS HE. SHE. PETERS.

THE NOBLE LORD

A secluded spot in the Maine woods in the neighborhood of a summer hotel. It is the middle of July. The trees are covered with foliage, a hot sun casts dancing shadows upon the mossy ground, and the air is full of the twittering of birds and the rustle of leaves. A winding path crosses from one side to the other, and near the center is a little clearing: the stump of a felled tree, with the lichen-covered trunk itself