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The First and the Last: A Drama in Three Scenes
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A short play in three scenes by John Galsworthy, presenting a moral conflict between two brothers, one a lawyer, and the tension between law and conscience. It suits readers of early twentieth-century English drama and students of Galsworthy's work.
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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