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Excerpt from The Littlest RebelThe play, from which this book is written, was in no sense of the word intended as a war drama, for war is merely its background, and always in the center stands a lonely little child.War is its theme but not its purpose. War breeds hatred, horror, pestilence and famine, yet from its tears and ashes eventually must rise the clean white spirit of humanity.The enmity between North and South is dead, it sleeps with ...

Excerpt from Semiramis: A Tale of Battle and of LoveAs for poets, they ever Sing of Queen Semiramis at a period of her seasoned age and wickedness, though her devilish beauty continued to abide with her, being wielded as an evil scepter o'er the souls of men, yet much must be forgiven in a poet, because of that strange inaptitude of truth for a friendly relationship with meter and with rhyme.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundred...

Excerpt from The Littlest Rebel: A Play in Four ActsAt rear is a hedge, masking driveway, running across stage from left to right, with opening at C. Back drop presents a stretch of fields and woods running down to the river. At R. Are shade trees, one tree trunk being surrounded by a circular seat. From limb of tree hangs a swing box seat.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more a...

Excerpt from The Mallet's MasterpieceFair was she, this youthful maiden, with the saucy mien of one who fears not, knowing that the gates Of love are ever open to her nod. She was clothed in a soft white robe, its border edged with silver, while a jeweled girdle caught it at the waist. With one small hand she grasped her skirt, display ing tiny sandals which made no sound upon the tiles, and in the other she swung a full-blown rose.About the P...

Excerpt from A Night OutOmar Ben Sufi was a cat. This unadorned statement would have wounded Omar Ben to the marrow of his pride, for he chanced to be a splendid tiger-marked feline of purest Persian breed, with glorious yellow eyes and a Solomon-in-all-his-glory tail. His pedigree could be traced directly back to Padisha Zim Yuki Yowsi Zind - a dignity, in itself, sufficient to cause an aristocratic languor, but, to the layman, he was just a ...

Excerpt from The Prince Chap: A Comedy in Three ActsWilliam peyton: An American sculptor. In Act First, a man of twenty-three years of age, slight, dark, with an expression of tenderness combined with the merriment of youth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

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Excerpt from A Pair of Sixes: A Farce in Three ActsMrs. Nettleton (again ignoring Sally as she passes) And say to him that I hope no stupid business will inter fere with my appointment a second time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digita...

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Edward Henry Peple (1869-1924) was an American playwright. His works include The Prince Chain (1904), Semiramis (1907), The Littlest Rebel (1911) and others.

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Excerpt from Semiramis: A Tale of Battle and of Love As for poets, they ever sing of Queen Semiramis at a period of her seasoned age and wickedness, though her devilish beauty continued to abide with her, being wielded as an evil scepter o'er the souls of men, yet much must be forgiven in a poet, because of that strange inaptitude of truth for a friendly relationship with meter and with rhyme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes h...

Excerpt from The Mallet's Masterpiece Fair was she, this youthful maiden, with the saucy mien of one who fears not, knowing that the gates Of love are ever open to her nod. She was clothed in a soft white robe, its border edged with silver, while a jeweled girdle caught it at the waist. With one small hand she grasped her skirt, display ing tiny sandals which made no sound upon the tiles, and in the other she swung a full-blown rose. About t...

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