This story of a mother and daughter relationship (imitated in many other modern British plays since), set in working-class Manchester, continues to engage new generations of audiences.
This story of a mother and daughter relationship (imitated in many other modern British plays since), set in working-class Manchester, continues to engage new generations of audiences.
Presents the text of a play centering on the private life of an adolescent working-class girl faced with complex emotional problems
We don't ask for life, we have it thrust upon us. Written by Shelagh Delaney when she was nineteen, A Taste of Honey is one of the great defining and taboo-breaking plays of the 1950s.
This new special edition hardback of A Taste of Honey was published to celebrate 60 years of Methuen Drama's Modern Plays in 2019, chosen by a public vote and features a brand new foreword by Celia Brayfield.
Shelagh Delaney, A Taste of Honey
Sweetly Sings the Donkey
A 12th grade text offering instruction in composition, word study, grammar, usage, mechanics, and speech.
Sweetly Sings The Donkey is a novel by Canadian author Shelagh Delaney. Set in the 1960s, the story follows a young woman named Jo who moves from Manchester to London in search of a better life.
Whether for use in the classroom or independent study, these editions offer a fully comprehensive and lightly glossed play text with accompanying notes specifically directed towards readers of this age, which unravel essential topics and ...