Length2h 2m
About this audiobook
Synopsis: This isn't a play or novel itself, but rather a series of short satirical essays on the conventions and cliches of theater. There are essays, for example, on the stage hero, the stage heroine, the stage villain, the stage "adventuress" (read "tramp"), the stage lawyer, etc.
Audiobook details
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GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length2 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 10, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1THE HERO.
8THE CHILD.
2THE VILLAIN.
9THE COMIC LOVERS.
3THE HEROINE.
10THE PEASANTS.
4THE COMIC MAN.
11THE GOOD OLD MAN.
5THE LAWYER.
12THE IRISHMAN.
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6THE ADVENTURESS.
13THE DETECTIVE.
7THE SERVANT-GIRL.
14THE SAILOR.
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