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100	1		_aLondon, Jack, _d1876-1916
245	1	0	_aTheft: A Play In Four Acts
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2007
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2007-06-25
508			_aProduced by David Widger
520			_a"Theft: A Play In Four Acts" by Jack London is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. The play unfolds within the political arena of Washington D.C., focusing primarily on the lives of Senator Chalmers, his wife Margaret, and the reformist congressman Howard Knox. Themes of power, ethics, and societal justice circulate throughout the narrative, posing significant questions about morality and the implications of wealth in governance. At the start of the play, the characters are introduced in a series of interactions that highlight the tension between wealth and reform. In the first act, Senator Chalmers and the journalist Hubbard plot to discredit Howard Knox, who poses a threat to their political power with his radical ideas. Margaret Chalmers is revealed as a woman caught between her loyalties to her influential father and her admiration for Knox's progressive ideals. The opening establishes a landscape ripe for conflict, hinting at imminent political machinations and personal dilemmas that intertwine as the plot unfolds, especially with the impending speech that Knox plans to deliver, which may jeopardize the status quo. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aDrama
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21936
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