{"product_id":"coward-plays-nine-salute-to-the-bravetime-remembered-long-island-sound-volcano-age-cannot-wither-design-for-rehearsing-9781350041325","title":"Coward Plays: Nine: Salute to the Brave\/Time Remembered; Long Island Sound; Volcano; Age Cannot Wither; Design For Rehearsing","description":"\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noël Coward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350041325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Continnuum-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44227050078323,"sku":"9.78135E+12","price":137.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5d6658bc-6b12-406e-9243-2ca4a3442b97.jpg?v=1768398836","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/coward-plays-nine-salute-to-the-bravetime-remembered-long-island-sound-volcano-age-cannot-wither-design-for-rehearsing-9781350041325","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}