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... writing altogether . It was a point of honor and status to preserve one's amateur standing . To set about writing ... written to entertain a particular class , by men who were themselves of that class , and the whole point of the game ...
... writing altogether . It was a point of honor and status to preserve one's amateur standing . To set about writing ... written to entertain a particular class , by men who were themselves of that class , and the whole point of the game ...
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... written by Mrs. Mercy Warren Otis of Massachusetts , wife of James Otis , a prominent rebel leader . She and her husband were friends of John and Abigail Adams . Though her little plays were not sprightly in tone they were sharp in ...
... written by Mrs. Mercy Warren Otis of Massachusetts , wife of James Otis , a prominent rebel leader . She and her husband were friends of John and Abigail Adams . Though her little plays were not sprightly in tone they were sharp in ...
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... writing , and other aspects of theatre . Not until his forties did he begin in earnest to write plays . The first three ... written at sixty - seven in 1923 . Shaw brashly declared himself a didactic playwright , one using the stage to ...
... writing , and other aspects of theatre . Not until his forties did he begin in earnest to write plays . The first three ... written at sixty - seven in 1923 . Shaw brashly declared himself a didactic playwright , one using the stage to ...
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