Mary Elizabeth: 329 books

In this short (12-18 min.), comic one-act play, three eggs in a nest discuss their fate. Cast for two women and one man, the clever, light-hearted script is G-rated. No costumes or sets are needed, and movement is minimal. While it is equally funny in large venues, this is the perfect low-budget one-act play for small theaters, clubs, churches, schools and living-room readings.

Mohawks is a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It has 3 volumes. This volume has 12 chapters. example: CHAPTER I. "IN OPPOSITION AGAINST FATE AND HELL." "Herrick," said Lavendale suddenly next day, when the two friends were alone together in the Abbey hall, a spacious chamber, half...

This short (15-20 min.), comic one-act play has a cast of 2 women and 1 man. Laura, an uptight librarian, hates George, whom she met through an internet dating site, until they begin discussing routes and maps. The dialogue is full of cute sexual innuendo, and is intended for adult audiences. No costumes or sets are needed beyond a table and 3 chairs. Premiered by Fly-by-Night Players.

Since unification, a radical shift has taken place in Germans' view of their country's immediate past, with 1989 replacing 1945 as the primary caesura. The cold-war division, the failed socialist state, the '68 student movement, and the Red Army Faction -- historical flashpoints involving political...

Father and daughter worked together at the trade of letters in the days when George the Second was king and Grub Street was a reality. For them literature was indeed a trade, since William Thornton wrote only what the booksellers wanted, and adjusted the supply to the demand. No sudden inspirations,...

The words have dried up, brittle as pine straw, scorched by summer sun, fragile as fleeting ashes of burning leaves. They bud, but this drought leaves them hanging on vines like dried string beans. They rattle in the wind, empty and noisy, dry and hard from lack of inspiration, dried seeds in summer...

After the fictional village of Eros is destroyed by a cyclone in the 1920s, some residents remain, rebuilding and maintaining their friendships. Others are not so happy but remain there until death. In her third collection of poems, Mary Elizabeth Lee shares the fascinating perspectives of the deceased...

She spreads its light, showing herself on a cloudless night as a full moon self. Given her optimal fullness in the sky, my heart soars with romance, with my lover as my ally. So romantic is the moon on a dark night in this cocoon ... Mary Elizabeth Lee, known for her strong and consistent voice, shares...

A classic Victorian sensation novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

When the United States entered World War II, Italian nationals living in this country were declared enemy aliens and faced with legal restrictions. Several thousand aliens and a few U.S. citizens were arrested and underwent flawed hearings, and hundreds were interned. Shedding new light on an injustice...

English author of Victorian "sensation" novels. Braddon was an extremely prolific writer, producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots. The most famous one is Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and fortune as well. The novel has been in print ever since, and has...

Mohawks is a novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. It has 3 volumes. This volume has 12 chapters. example: CHAPTER I. "ONE THAT DOTH WEAR HIMSELF AWAY IN LONENESS." "Nothing?" asked the farmer, standing upon a heathery knoll, with his gun under his arm, and his two clever spaniels,...

English author of Victorian "sensation" novels. Braddon was an extremely prolific writer, producing some 75 novels with very inventive plots. The most famous one is Lady Audley's Secret (1862), which won her recognition and fortune as well. The novel has been in print ever since, and has...

Step into another era with this fascinating glimpse at life in Victorian England. From the author of a number of abidingly popular works, including Lady Audley's Secret, the sweeping novel Fenton's Quest deals with many of the themes that Mary Elizabeth Braddon addressed in other stories, such as courtship, unrequited romance, and inter-class tensions.