{"product_id":"seven-famous-one-act-plays-john-ferguson","title":"Seven Famous One-Act Plays - John Ferguson","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Famous One-Act Plays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eEditor: \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003ePublisher: \u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eEdition: \u003cstrong\u003e1953\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eBinding: \u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003ePages: \u003cstrong\u003e190\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eSize: \u003cstrong\u003e4.5 × 0.5 × 7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n\u003ch6\u003eLanguage: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeven Famous One-Act Plays\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a selection of dramatic works within the distinctive literary and theatrical tradition of the \u003cstrong\u003eone-act play\u003c\/strong\u003e. Edited by \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e, the collection provides readers with an opportunity to encounter several shorter dramatic works within a single volume.\r\n\r\nUnlike full-length plays, the one-act form generally concentrates on a limited number of characters and a central situation, allowing the dramatist to develop conflict, character, atmosphere, and resolution within a relatively short dramatic structure. This concentrated form has been particularly important in educational theatre, amateur performance, experimental drama, and literary anthologies.\r\n\r\nThe collection is therefore useful not only for general reading but also for readers interested in \u003cstrong\u003edramatic structure and theatrical performance\u003c\/strong\u003e. The shorter format allows students and theatre enthusiasts to examine how dialogue, characterisation, stage action, tension, and dramatic resolution can be developed without the extended structure of a full-length play.\r\n\r\nThe anthology also reflects the role of \u003cstrong\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/strong\u003e in making literary and theatrical works available in affordable paperback editions. Published in \u003cstrong\u003e1953\u003c\/strong\u003e, this volume belongs to the early period of Penguin's continuing publication of accessible editions of literature, drama, and cultural works for a broad reading audience.\r\n\r\nFor students of English literature, the collection provides an opportunity to study the characteristics of shorter dramatic forms and compare the approaches of different playwrights. For theatre enthusiasts, it offers a selection of works that can be considered within the practical tradition of small-scale stage performance.\r\n\r\nContaining \u003cstrong\u003e190 pages\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition is compact and easy to handle, measuring approximately \u003cstrong\u003e4.5 × 0.5 × 7 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its vintage Penguin format also makes it relevant to collectors of mid-twentieth-century paperback literature and theatre anthologies.\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seven Famous One-Act Plays\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEditor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Ferguson\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1953\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.5 × 0.5 × 7 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Drama \/ Theatre Anthology\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e One-act plays, dramatic literature, theatre, stage performance\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Penguin paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdeal for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literature students, theatre enthusiasts, drama readers, performers, and collectors of vintage Penguin Books\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003ch1\u003e🔹 Collector's Note\u003c\/h1\u003e\r\nThis \u003cstrong\u003e1953 Penguin Books paperback edition of \u003cem\u003eSeven Famous One-Act Plays\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a vintage theatrical anthology of interest to collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eclassic drama, English literature, theatre history, and Penguin paperbacks\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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