Galsworthy, John,  1867-1933 <br/><br/>
The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy) 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_Game_(play)  Release date is 2004-09-26 
<br/><br/>Produced by David Widger  Produced by David Widger 
<br/><br/> "The Skin Game (A Tragi-Comedy)" by John Galsworthy is a play first performed in 1920. Set in rural England after World War I, it depicts a bitter clash between two families: the declining aristocratic Hillcrists, desperate to preserve their ancestral land, and the ambitious industrialist Hornblowers, who threaten to surround their estate with factories. When the Hillcrists discover a dark secret about the Hornblower family, they use it as leverage, triggering devastating consequences that question whether anyone can win such destructive battles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>English drama Social conflict -- Great Britain -- Drama 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR