02070cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500290015126400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033050000310036650800260039752012340042353400450165765300350170285600430173711999UtSlPG20260610133303.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aKennedy, Charles Rann,d1871-195014aThe Servant in the House 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-04-01  aProduced by Al Haines  a"The Servant in the House" by Charles Rann Kennedy is a play written during the early 20th century. The story unfolds in an English country vicarage, focusing on the lives of a vicar, his wife, their niece Mary, and a mysterious new butler named Manson. The central theme revolves around familial relationships and moral complexities, particularly concerning the arrival of the Bishop of Benares, a significant figure with ties to the vicar's family.  At the start of the play, we are introduced to the characters as they prepare for breakfast. Mary, the vicar's niece, interacts with Manson, the new butler, showing curiosity about his origins and religion. The vicar, filled with anxiety over church issues and the arrival of his estranged brother Robert, presents a mix of tension in his family dynamic. The interplay between Manson’s mysterious nature and the vicar’s troubled conscience hints at deeper questions of faith, brotherhood, and the struggle for redemption that will likely unfold throughout the play. The opening lays the groundwork for a drama that explores moral dilemmas in an intriguing manner, inviting curiosity about the true background of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAmerican drama -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11999