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The Silver Box: A Comedy in Three Acts
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A three-act play contrasting how the justice system treats a wealthy family and a poor one after a theft, exposing social inequality in Edwardian England. It suits readers interested in early twentieth-century British drama, social commentary, and the works of John Galsworthy.
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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