The confidential clerk : a play
1954, 1st edition 1st impression. London: Faber and Faber. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #320442
Physical description: 134 pages; 23 cm. Contents:
Cast list of the first production included at end of text. Summary: Sir Claude Mulhammer thinks that Colby Simpkins is his long-estranged son. He tries to sneak Colby into the house as his "confidential clerk" in hopes that the very eccentric Lady Mulhammer will decide to "adopt" him. As multiple parent-child identities are revealed, Eliot's modern verse play touches on the sources of longing and the need to be loved. Subjects: Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) 1888-1965. English drama 20th century. English drama.
Drama 20th century. English drama 20th century. Verse drama. Plays. Genre: Comedy plays. Drama. Plays - English - 20th century.
Price: €25.00