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Jack Straw - A Farce in Three Acts - cover

Jack Straw - A Farce in Three Acts

William Somerset Maugham

Publisher: Interactive Media

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Summary

The lounge and winter garden of the Grand Babylon Hotel. There are palms and flowers in profusion, and numbers of little tables, surrounded each by two or three chairs. Several people are seated, drinking coffee and liqueurs. At the back a flight of steps leads to the restaurant, separated from the winter garden by a leaded glass partition and swinging doors. In the restaurant a band is playing.
Available since: 03/25/2021.
Print length: 158 pages.

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