An Ideal Husband
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001K56NIC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 194 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Well, she wore far too much rouge last night, and not quite enough clothes. That is always a sign of desperation in a woman." Don Kidwell Humorous, well-formatted play in it's entirety including a fine table of contents with handy links taking you to the persons of the play, scenes of the play and each of the fourth act. One I would like to see performed live one day both for its' wit and the more poignant passages like "It is always worth while asking a question, though it is not always worth while answering one." Very good ebook and I do recommend!. "A quick read" according to AJL21. Pretty good. A quick read. A little predictable, but that's just my opinion.. "One of the best pieces of literature I have ever read" according to modern butterfly. One of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. No wonder it's still in print 2000 years after it was written. A classic that is as relevant today as it was back then.
Along with his teacher, Socrates, and his most famous student, Aristotle, Plato laid the very foundations of Western philosophy and science. Friedrich Nietzsche, amongst other scholars, called Christianity, "Platonism for the people." Plato's influence on Christian thought is often thought to be mediated by his major influence on Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of the most important philosophers an
Shows how a good adaptation of a classic can speak to the present age. --AudioFile
Watteau would have loved to paint them. They are types of exquisite fragility. marchmont. At the top of the staircase stands lady chiltern, a woman of grave Greek beauty, about twenty-seven years of age. mrs. lady basildon. Over the well of the staircase hangs a great chandelier with wax lights, which illumine a large eighteenth-century French tapestry—representing the Triumph of Love, from a design by Boucher—that is stretched on the staircase wall. Ah! I hate being educated! mrs. marchmont. So do I. The man who took me in to dinner talked to me about his wife the whole time. I suppose so. I come here to be educated. It puts one almost on a level with the commercial classes, doesn’t it? But dear Gertrude Chiltern is always telling me that I should have some serious purpose in life. On the right is the entrance to the music-room. Horribly tedious! Never know why I go. The octagon room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s house in Grosvenor Square. The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests. mrs. Horribly tedious parties they give, don’t they? lady basildon. She receives the guests as they come up. So I come here to try to find one. Going on to the Hartlocks’ to-night, Margaret? lady basildon. marchmont. marchmont. Their affectation of manner has a delicate charm. mrs. How very trivial of him!. Are you? mrs. marchmont and lady basildon, two very