{"product_id":"agnes-colander-paperback","title":"Agnes Colander - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarley Granville Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe should all have been taught more of life and less good manners\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is three years since Agnes, an artist, left her unfaithful husband Henry. Now he writes to her in her Kensington studio begging to reunite, but Agnes married young; her innocence has gone and her ambition and independence is growing. As she travels from London to France, Agnes finds herself torn between Otho, a worldly Danish artist and Alec, an infatuated younger suitor, between a longing to paint and be an independent woman and a yearning to be loved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis witty and compelling exploration of love, sexual attraction and independence was written in 1900 and unearthed among Granville Barker's papers in the British Library a century later. Revised by playwright and librettist Richard Nelson this edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at the Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2018.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarley Granville Barker (1877-1946) was the most brilliant British director of the first quarter of the twentieth century. His best known plays, including \u003ci\u003eWaste \u003c\/i\u003e(banned by the Lord Chamberlain), were written as contributions to his Company's repertoire of provocative modern drama for a subsidised national theatre, a cause he championed in his book \u003ci\u003eA National Theatre: Scheme and Estimates\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWaste \u003c\/i\u003ewas first presented by the Stage Society in 1907, before being revised and produced at the Westminster Theatre in 1936. Other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Madras House\u003c\/i\u003e, first produced at Duke of York's Theatre, 1910; \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and\u003ci\u003e His Majesty\u003c\/i\u003e, which received its first production at the Edinburgh International Festival by Orange Tree Theatre Company in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452230021369,"sku":"9781350077553","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/qg6rCk-J0q9781350077553.webp?v=1779947580","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/agnes-colander-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}