A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts by Clemence Dane
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"A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts" by Clemence Dane is a play first performed in 1921. Set in the early 1930s, the drama explores a controversial scenario: a woman divorcing her long-institutionalized husband to remarry. Their daughter must care for her father while confronting the possibility that his mental illness may be hereditary. The play imagines a future Britain where divorce is permitted on grounds of incurable insanity—a provocative
premise that captivated audiences on both sides of the Atlantic and inspired three film adaptations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dane, Clemence, 1888-1965 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Bill of Divorcement: A Play in Three Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bill_of_Divorcement_(play) |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Families -- Drama |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Subject | Mental illness -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 62703 |
| Release Date | Jul 19, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 360 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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