Do you want to read The Mysterious Stranger? If so then keep reading... This story is told by Theodor Fischer, a boy who lives in a small Austrian village and quietly exists with his friends, relatives and community. One day a stranger appears in the village and befriends Theodor and his chums. He tells them that his name is Satan and he is the nephew of "the Satan". He is capable of all types of magic, predictions and apparitions that he reveals in various ways to the boys. But throughout the story Satan expels his wisdom on the character and futility ...

Drama / 6 f At first, Hazelwood Jr. High is like any other middle school - cliques and crushes, dances and detention. But when a new girl unwittingly steps into a "love triangle," a revenge plot is hatched, and events spin out of control, escalating into a shocking and unimaginable climax. Based on a true story. "Mr. Urbinati's script is based on court testimony and psychological and police reports. Even in the era of Jeffrey Dahlmer and Susan Smith, the story holds its own grotesquerie; you c

A true collection of original short stories: Open your eyes to life in West Africa! Like the many rivers that drain into the GULF OF GUINEA; these stories will spark your curiosity in the West African culture and its many characters whose innocent, unfiltered and organic, spirited dialogue will arouse your senses and give you insight and appreciation of this rich and fragrant land and its people. These stories are intense, passionate and riveting with detail, providing an insight about another culture and way of life.  ... At times there is comedic ...

The definitive scholarly edition and new translation of all three versions of Hölderlin's poem, The Death of Empedocles, and his related theoretical essays.

Four pieces in this text by writer Judy Juanita - a poem, drama, short story and essay - bring themes of adolescence self-determination ' ethnic pride grief and regret, and the gun as romantic symbol or literal destruction, to college and high school students and to general readers. Questions for classroom or group use follow each piece. Each explores the black experience in different eras. The play is suitable for amateur theater productions or as a film script. The poem can be a monologue suitable for drama, speech, civics class or an ...

   “…This dramatist’s implicit thesis is that if you listen closely enough, there’s significant artistry in insignificant talk.    As in her earlier plays, VISION DISTURBANCE and ADULT, Ms Masciotti mines the banalaties of everyday chatter for heroic poetry. Set largely in working-class Pennsylvania, in towns forgotten by time, her uneventful dramas seem to be composed of what might be called `found conversation’, of words taken directly from life, with only minor cosmetic alteration.    This ...

Do you want to read The Mysterious Stranger? If so then keep reading... This story is told by Theodor Fischer, a boy who lives in a small Austrian village and quietly exists with his friends, relatives and community. One day a stranger appears in the village and befriends Theodor and his chums. He tells them that his name is Satan and he is the nephew of "the Satan". He is capable of all types of magic, predictions and apparitions that he reveals in various ways to the boys. But throughout the story Satan expels his wisdom on the character and futility ...

This volume contains a small collection of plays written by Bernard Shaw. These thought-provoking plays aim to challenge the audience's moral complacency apropos serious social issues and injustices. Unusual and intriguing, they will greatly appeal to fans of Shaw's work. The plays contained herein include: "Widowers' Houses", "The Philanderer", and "Mrs. Warren's Profession". George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright who co-founded the London School of Economics. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it ...

5f / Comedy / Exterior Four garden-club ladies meet a young girl who has come to their little Texas town to marry an infantryman before he ships off for World War II. The women impulsively decide to throw the girl an elaborate wedding, and their lives and friendships are thrown into turmoil as they race to accomplish the nuptials in one frenzied afternoon. "Delightful! ... Funny and folksy ... The ladies light up the stage!" - Dallas Morning News