A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act (Registro nro. 86467)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Morton, John Maddison, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1811-1891 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
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| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2014-05-11 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made<br/>available by the University of California, the HathiTrust<br/>Digital Library, and Google. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "A Desperate Game: A Comic Drama in One Act" by John Maddison Morton is a comedic play likely written in the mid-19th century. The work showcases the theatre style of its time, directly reflecting Victorian characteristics with its elements of mistaken identities, misunderstandings, and the humorous tactics of its characters. The plot revolves around the themes of deception and romance, as well as the dramatic situations surrounding social conventions and relationships. In the play, Captain Ratcliffe disguises himself and infiltrates the home of Mrs. Somerton to steal her fortune of fifteen thousand pounds. However, the night takes unexpected turns as her affianced husband, Mr. Percy Postlethwaite, also makes a grand entrance after various attempts to surprise Mrs. Somerton. With mistaken identities and chaotic encounters, Ratcliffe's comedic antics and Postlethwaite's hapless character add layers of humor and tension. Ultimately, the play culminates in the resolution of misunderstandings as love prevails, and it transforms into a delightful tale of romance intertwined with comedy, illustrating the absurdities of love and theft in a classic farcical manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Comedy plays |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | English drama -- 19th century |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45628">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45628</a> |
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