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The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie · Booklabria

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The Admirable Crichton

Manners and customsDrama

The Admirable Crichton

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First published: 1900
Editions: 129 in 4 languages

Synopsis

The story of the play concerns an aristocratic English family who revert to the state of Nature when shipwrecked on a desert island. While there, they are willing slaves to their former butler, but on return to civilization, the positions are shifted.

Subjects: Manners and customs
Drama
Classic Literature
Humor
Social classes
British and irish drama
Time: 20th Century

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Editions

129 in 4 languages

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English120 French1 Gujarati1 Persian1

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