“A full emotional geography of a family . . . Seemingly light conversation scrapes the skins of the characters in this sharply etched study of dislocation, loneliness and sexual betrayal.”—Ben Brantley, The New York Times “Nelson is a master of the quiet detail, of the oblique rhythm that transforms emotional diffidence into fascinating character.”—Linda Winer, Newsday “The early scenes proceed with the closely observed simplicity of Chekhov, whereas the later more wrenching moments evoke the eloquent bitterness of Albee.”—David Cote, TimeOut New York A new work by leading American playwright Richard Nelson, who for more than 25 years has written prolifically, and with fine detail, on the perplexities of everyday living. In Rodney’s Wife, a fading American actor in Rome for the filming of a 1960s spaghetti Western gathers with family and friends at a rented villa. Over the course of one booze-soaked summer night, jealousies and secrets are revealed that crumble the foundations of their relationships. Inspired by Euripides, the play is a tragedy of exiles who continue to need each other, even as they push away. Richard Nelson won Britain’s Olivier Award for Best Play for Goodnight Children Everywhere, and the Tony Award for Best Book for his musical James Joyce’s The Dead. His plays have been widely produced in the U.S. and Great Britain. He is an Honorary Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and Chair of the Playwriting Department at the Yale School of Drama.

A new play by the author of 'Goodnight Children Everywhere'

After three years of marriage, Amber was terminated by infertility. When the mistress, her younger sister, showed up with a big belly, her heart was broken. Kicked out by the Barron family and cheated by Rodeny, a man she had loved for 5 years, she chose to disappear without getting a penny after the divorce... She had trusted Rodeny so much,"Don't worry, even if all men in the world cheated, Rodney wouldn't!" That was what she thought. Well the reality almost killed her physically and mentally... What would she be after being hurt deeply? Would someone came and saved this hurt-broken woman? Read and find out in this twisted billionaire romance, Chasing My Rejected Wife.

This book contains70 short storiesfrom 10 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the criticAugust Nemo, in a collection that will please theliterature lovers. For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections. This book contains: Anthony Hope: - The Adventure of Lady Ursula. - AspirationsExplanations. - A Cut and a Kiss. - Promising. - Imagination. - Uncle John and the Rubies. - Lucifera.William Pett Ridge: - Ah Lun's Gift. - The Alteration in Mr. Kershaw. - A Brief Comic Opera. - A Cautious Youth. - A Conflict of Interests. - A Determined Young Person. - Easy Come.Sir Gilbert Parker: - The Little Bell of Honour. - The Baron of Beaugard. - The Singing of the Bees. - The Marriage of the Miller. - Mathurin. - Uncle Jim. - Parpon the Dwarf.Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford: - The Mad Lady. - A Homely Sacrifice. - Her Eyes Are Doves. - An Angel in the House. - Yesterday. - The Conquering Will. - The Deacon's Whistle.Elizabeth Garver Jordan: - Bart Harrington, Genius. - The Community's Sunbeam. - Mrs. Mccafferty Explains. - Motion Study at St. Katharine's. - Philip's "Furnis Man". - The Surrender of Professor Seymour. - Young Love. R. Austin Freeman: - The Case of Oscar Brodski. - A Case of Premeditation. - The Echo of a Mutiny. - The Anthropologist at Large. - The Aluminum Dagger. - By the Black Deep. - A Message From The Deep Sea.Alice Duer Miller: - The Candid Friend. - A Clash of Sentimentalists. - Emulation. - Home Influence. - Middle Age. - The Relapse. - The Respecters of Law.Leonard Merrick: - Aribaud's Two Wives. - The Attack in the Rue de la Presse. - The Doll in the Pink Silk Dress. - The Elegant de Fronsac. - Fluffums. - A Millionaire's Romance. - The Propriety of Pauline.Ethel Watts Mumford: - The Arabian Days of Jimmy Jennette. - The Bells of Cullam . - The Cordon Bleu of the Sierra. - The Eyes of the Heart. - The Fear Motif. - Her Groove. - How Beelzebub Came to the Convent.Anne O'Hagan Shinn: - Bread Eaten in Secret. - The Courtship of the Boss. - Emeline Hardacre's Revenge. - Fate and the Pocketbook. - Margaret McDonough's Restaurant. - The Romance at Hollywood College - Phbe in Politics

Sir Gilbert Parker was a British novelist of popular adventure and historical romances whose most widely known work was The Seats of the Mighty, a novel of the 17th-century conquest of Quebec. This book contains: - The Little Bell of Honour. - The Baron of Beaugard. - The Singing of the Bees. - The Marriage of the Miller. - Mathurin. - Uncle Jim. - Parpon the Dwarf.

The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.