Three Plays: Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives

Three Plays: Blithe Spirit, Hay Fever, Private Lives
ISBN-10
067978179X
ISBN-13
9780679781790
Series
Three Plays
Category
Drama
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Noel Coward

Description

Presents three comedies of manners by playwright Noel Coward, including "Blithe Spirit," in which a man is visited by the ghost of his first wife; "Hay Fever," the story of a family of bohemians who wreak emotional havoc on weekend visitors; and "Private Lives," in which a newly divorced couple find themselves in adjoining hotel rooms while honeymooning with their new spouses.

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