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Six Plays by Lillian Hellman Paperback – October 12, 1979

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These six plays span nearly twenty years of theatre and display the range of Lillian Hellman's dramatic gifts. The Children's Hour (1934), her first play, was considered shocking at the time; it concerns the devastating effects of a child's malicious charge of lesbianism against two of her teachers. Days to Come (1936) is about the tragic consequences of strike-breaking in a small Midwestern community. The Little Foxes (1939) and Another Part of the Forest (1946) together constitute a chilling study of the financial and psychological conflicts within the Hubbards, a wealthy and rapacious Southern family. Watch on the Rhine (1941), the story of how fascism affects an American family and the refugees they harbor, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Autumn Garden (1951) is a poignant yet humorous drama set at a summer resort near New Orleans.
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    October 12, 1979
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    5.19 x 1.16 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0394741129
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0394741123
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These six plays span nearly twenty years of theatre and display the range of Lillian Hellman's dramatic gifts. The Children's Hour (1934), her first play, was considered shocking at the time; it concerns the devastating effects of a child's malicious charge of lesbianism against two of her teachers. Days to Come (1936) is about the tragic consequences of strike-breaking in a small Midwestern community. The Little Foxes (1939) and Another Part of the Forest (1946) together constitute a chilling study of the financial and psychological conflicts within the Hubbards, a wealthy and rapacious Southern family. Watch on the Rhine (1941), the story of how fascism affects an American family and the refugees they harbor, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Autumn Garden (1951) is a poignant yet humorous drama set at a summer resort near New Orleans.

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These six plays span nearly twenty years of theatre and display the range of Lillian Hellman's dramatic gifts. The Children's Hour (1934), her first play, was considered shocking at the time; it concerns the devastating effects of a child's malicious charge of lesbianism against two of her teachers. Days to Come (1936) is about the tragic consequences of strike-breaking in a small Midwestern community. The Little Foxes (1939) and Another Part of the Forest (1946) together constitute a chilling study of the financial and psychological conflicts within the Hubbards, a wealthy and rapacious Southern family. Watch on the Rhine (1941), the story of how fascism affects an American family and the refugees they harbor, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Autumn Garden (1951) is a poignant yet humorous drama set at a summer resort near New Orleans.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (October 12, 1979)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 494 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0394741129
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0394741123
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.19 x 1.16 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 73 ratings

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Wentletrap
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stories, characterizations and plots
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I love to compare books with their movie versions. I had seen the movie versions of several of these plays and it was so interesting to read the actual plays. The Little Foxes is one of my favorite movies and I was pleased to find there is actually a prequel to that story, Another Part of the Forest. Watch on the Rhine is such a sad and moving story about the courage of ordinary people in times of crisis. Hellman was a great playwright. It’s no wonder Hollywood loved her. Hollywood needs to start investigating great plays to make into movies. I am so sick of superhero movies and terrible remakes of things. If they can’t come up with good scripts, they should start going back and making movie versions of great plays. I wish I could have seen these plays on Broadway!
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5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
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i just wanted to thank the seller for this great item
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Kimberly Huff
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The product was in excellent condition as stated and just as comprehensive as described. A perfect addition to the script library, this collection has several harder to find Hellman plays. Good reading size text for these classic plays!A must have for theatre efficianados!
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molly
5.0 out of 5 stars I think anyone would enjoy them.
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2014
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Reading plays may not be for everyone. But Lillian's works are well worth trying. I think anyone would enjoy them.
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J. R. Woodland
4.0 out of 5 stars Rediscovering a Playwright
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2000
At present, it seems the Lillian Hellman's life has eclipsed her career as a playwright. Her tumultuous affair with mystery writer Dashiell Hammett and her refusal to testify before the House Un-American Affairs Committee are widely-known. Her memoir of a humanitiarian errard during World War II (filmed as the movie "Julia") spawned a great debate on the trustworthiness of her memory.
Yet we hear much less about her plays, six of which are collected in this volume. Perhaps the best known are "The Little Foxes" (in which Tallulah Bankhead starred on Broadway, with Bette Davis taking over the lead in the 1941 movie) and "The Children's Hour" (made into a 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine). "The Little Foxes" and its prequel "Another Part of the Forest" trace the financial intrigues and infighting of an Alabama family at the turn of the century. Their struggles reflect the social issues facing the post-bellum South; more importantly their scheming and bask-stabbing are great fun. "The Children's Hour" shocked audiences with its frank portrayal (for 1934) of allegations of lesbianism in a girls' boarding school. (In fact, the 1936 film of the play, "These Three" substituted a heterosexual scandal.) Yet Hellman's depiction of the effects of gossip (and what we would today term "homosexual panic') still has the ring of authenticity.
A new discovery for me was the play "Watch on the Rhine," first produced in 1941. The standard description of this play as a portrayal of the effects of fascism on an American family, though true enough, may give a false impression. It's not a preachy play, but almost a comedy of manners, pitting some quaint Europeans against a "normal" American family. Hellman's craft as a playwright is evident in the ways that comedy is broken up against the realities of the current political situation. "Days to Come" also shows the effect of a political crisis (in this case, a labor strike) on a well-to-do family; this play is perhaps less successful as a political work and more successful as a portrayal of a community in crisis and the dangers that come when outsiders are brought in to settle affairs.
I was charmingly surprised by "The Autumn Garden," a 1951 play set at Gulf Coast boarding house. As summer turns to autumn and the guests depart, characters are brought face to face with the illusions of the past and forced to see things as they are.
Though we cannot and should not forget the strong force of Hellman's personality, we perhaps owe her work a reconsideration. While her plays do not stand up as well as those of Tennessee Williams or Arthur Miller, they are "well-made plays" that can still offer insight and enjoyment.
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Lisa Bodden
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2013
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I bought this just for The Children's Hour, but was delighted by the rest of the plays. She was a wonderful playwright and storyteller.
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David M. Longstreet
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Fine collection
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4.0 out of 5 stars Un libro atractivo y llevable
Reviewed in Spain on August 14, 2019
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Me gusta el formato, el tamaño de la letra y la portada me parece atractiva.
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D. Hadley
4.0 out of 5 stars Some good material for amdram
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2009
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Lillian Hellman was a fascinating figure among the New York intelligentsia of the 30s,40s and 50s - a very exciting time to be in with the in-crowd. I wondered what all the fuss was about, since it was her plays that originally made her name. I bought the book for my daughter, who is involved in amdram at Cambridge University as a possible source of material. She is very impressed.

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Neus
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesante libro de Lillian Hellman
Reviewed in Spain on April 8, 2013
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En un solo volumen, puedes comparar varias de sus obras, desde las primeras a las más valoradas por los críticos. Interesantes lecturas.
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