The Lie: A Play In Four Acts

By Henry Arthur Jones

Book Overview

The Lie: A Play In Four Acts is a dramatic work by Henry Arthur Jones, a notable English playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The play centers around the character of Leonard Charteris, a successful novelist who is married to a woman named Stella. When Charteris meets a young woman named Julia, he becomes infatuated with her and begins an affair. As the play progresses, the lies and deceit that Charteris has woven around himself begin to unravel, leading to a dramatic confrontation between the characters in the final act. The Lie explores themes of love, betrayal, and the consequences of our actions, and is considered one of Jones' most powerful works. With its complex characters and intense emotional drama, The Lie remains a popular choice for theater productions and is a classic of English drama.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116322815X
• ISBN13: 9781163228159
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"