Jacinto Benavente 
The Smile of Mona Lisa [PDF ebook] 
A Play in One Act

Bucket List tells the story of the fight for justice against the effects of the corrupt capitalist regime in Mexico affecting some of the world”s poorest and most defenceless people. When her mother …

"Richelieu: A Tale of France Vol. II" by G. P. R. James continues the gripping historical fiction narrative begun in the first volume. Set in 17th-century France, this installment delves de …

"Patty’s Butterfly Days" by Carolyn Wells is a lively and engaging novel that follows the adventures of Patty Fairfield, a young woman enjoying the vibrancy of summer and the joys of youth. …

Shakespeare”s history plays are central to his dramatic achievement. In recent years they have become more widely studied than ever, stimulating intensely contested interpretations, due to their rel …

"Parlous Times: A Novel of Modern Diplomacy" delves into the intricate and often perilous world of contemporary international relations. The novel explores the complex realm of diplomacy, w …

Published in 1575 and acted at Christ”s College, Cambridge, probably as early as King Edward VI”s reign, the drama of Grandma Gurton and her lost sewing needle, which is finally retrieved from the …

Speaking to readers in a voice that is adventurous rather than authoritative, innovative rather than institutional and speculative rather than orthodox, Linda Charnes’ provocative study of Shakespear …

Marxist Shakespeares uses the rich analytic resources of the Marxist tradition to look at Shakespeare”s plays afresh. The book offers new insights into the historical conditions within which Shakesp …

Focusing on the unusual learning and schooling of women in early modern England, this study explores how and why women wrote, the myriad forms their alphabets could assume, and the shape which vernac …

Since 1995 The 24 Hour Plays have been responding to theatre in the moment. As the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic brought an end to live theatre in the USA and Europe, the company sprang to work to keep t …