The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts by Sydney Grundy
"The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts" by Sydney Grundy is a comedy first produced in 1885. Two married couples find themselves separated through misunderstood letters—each possessing only fragments of crucial correspondence that would resolve their fears. The complications deepen when the abandoned wife appears infatuated with the estranged husband from the other couple. Through witty dialogue and ingenious plotting, Grundy weaves a theatrical intrigue where half-truths threaten marriages and
only complete revelations can restore harmony. Critics praised its cleverness while questioning whether its improbable coincidences could sustain lasting success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grundy, Sydney, 1848-1914 |
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| Title | The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Shield |
| Credits |
Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by Google and the Harvard University Library. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | English drama -- 19th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 41033 |
| Release Date | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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