For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque

By Oscar Wilde

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• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Sep 16, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547348207

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a Dublin-born poet and playwright who studied at the Portora Royal School, before attending Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford. The son of two writers, Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. As a young man, his poetry appeared in various periodicals including Dublin University Magazine. In 1881, he published his first book Poems, an expansive collection of his earlier works. His only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, was released in 1890 followed by the acclaimed plays Lady Windermere’s Fan (1893) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

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Oscar Wilde

For Love of the King: A Burmese Masque

EAN 8596547348207

DigiCat, 2022

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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

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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

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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 It was written, not for publication, but as a personal gift to the author’s friend and friend of his family, Mrs.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 to Mr. Chan