{"product_id":"coward-plays-nine-salute-to-the-brave-time-remembered-long-island-sound-volcano-age-cannot-wither-design-for-rehearsing-hardcover","title":"Coward Plays: Nine: Salute to the Brave\/Time Remembered; Long Island Sound; Volcano; Age Cannot Wither; Design for Rehearsing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNoël Coward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoward Plays: 9\u003c\/i\u003e offers up a fascinating selection of Noël Coward's lesser-known works. \u003ci\u003eSalute to the Brave\/Time Remembered \u003c\/i\u003e(1940) follows Leila Heseldyne after she has fled to America, leaving a war-torn Britain and her husband behind; \u003ci\u003eLong Island Sound\u003c\/i\u003e(1947) sees a writer coerced into a riotous flock of high flying society people with turbulent results; and \u003ci\u003eVolcano \u003c\/i\u003e(1957) depicts a volcanic eruption as it punctuates the dubious conduct of six individuals on a fictional South Sea island. This volume also includes \u003ci\u003eDesign for Rehearsing \u003c\/i\u003e(1933) was Coward's private satire on the way he, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne worked on \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living\u003c\/i\u003e. A\u003ci\u003ege Cannot Wither \u003c\/i\u003e(1967), Coward's last and unfinished play completes the collection as it portrays the boozy reunion of three women in their sixties, who meet without fail every year to reminisce. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, these works offer a new and intriguing insight into Coward the playwright and his oeuvre that extends well beyond his most well-known works such as \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume is introduced by Coward expert and scholar Barry Day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoël Coward \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1899 in Teddington, Middlesex. He made his name as a playwright with \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex\u003c\/i\u003e (1924), in which he also appeared. His numerous other successful plays included \u003ci\u003eFallen Angels\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003eHay Fever\u003c\/i\u003e (1925), \u003ci\u003ePrivate Lives\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) and \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e (1941). During the war he wrote screenplays such as \u003ci\u003eBrief Encounter\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) and \u003ci\u003eIn Which We Serve\u003c\/i\u003e (1942). In the fifties he began a new career as a cabaret entertainer. He published volumes of verse and a novel (\u003ci\u003ePomp and Circumstance\u003c\/i\u003e, 1960), two volumes of autobiography and four volumes of short stories: \u003ci\u003eTo Step Aside\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003eStar Quality\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), \u003ci\u003ePretty Polly Barlow\u003c\/i\u003e (1964) and \u003ci\u003eBon Voyage\u003c\/i\u003e (1967). He was knighted in 1970 and died three years later in Jamaica.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Day\u003c\/b\u003e, OBE, is the author or editor of numerous books and plays with an emphasis on theatre - particularly musical theatre. He has published many volumes on the work of Noël Coward including \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Noël Coward, The Noël Coward Reader \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Verse of Noël Coward\u003c\/i\u003e. He has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Westminster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51810961228064,"sku":"9781350041325","price":155.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/96893827841a15e1393ad1a6164a7893.webp?v=1780999320","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/coward-plays-nine-salute-to-the-brave-time-remembered-long-island-sound-volcano-age-cannot-wither-design-for-rehearsing-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}