Based on Rolf Hochhuth's research into Vatican activities during World War II, the play's treatment of Pope Pius XII -- the "deputy" of Christ on earth -- and the Church during the Nazi persecution of the Jews made it the object of impassioned praise and violent denunciation. It is a powerful, shocking work. This new paperback edition includes an appendix about Hochhuth's research.

    She is the author of five novels, including A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries and the memoir Lies My Mother Never Told Me. She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton and in the Wilkes University low-residency MFA program in professional writing.

    Cavendish is the author of many poems, short stories, biographies, memoirs, letters, philosophical and scientific works (including The Description of a New World, Called The Blazing World, the first work of science fiction by a woman), and nineteen plays."The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays collects four of Cavendish's dramatic works that are among the most revealing of her attitudes toward marriage and her desire for fame. Loves Adventures (1662) centers on a woman succeeding in war and diplomacy by passing as a man. Similarly, the heroine of Bell in Campo (1662) rescues her husband at the head of an army of women in this tale of a marriage of near equals. The Convent of Pleasure (1668) proposes a separatist community of women and has received attention for its suggestion of lesbian sexuality. The Bridals (1662), a more typical restoration comedy satirizing marriage, rounds out the collection.Edited with notes and annotation by Anne Shaver, "The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays also contains a timeline, biography and bibliography of the Duchess, an appreciation of Cavendish's life and work, and a bibliography of critical essays. Also included are all of Cavendish's epistles To the Reader as well as Other Preliminary Matter from Playes (1662), and Cavendish's original preface to Plays Never Before Printed (1668). A valuable collection from an extraordinary writer, "The Convent of Pleasure" and Other Plays raises important issues about women and gender.

     Tragic Secrets Book One: A Holiday Secret Baby Romance It was supposed to be a time of mourning, reflection, and endings. Instead I found love, happiness, and new beginnings… She’d caught my eye right from the start. That little filly was as wild as they come, though. Friends.That was her favorite word. I wanted more, and I always get what I want. But with her, love had to come first. Her virginity meant a lot to her. She meant a lot to me. And just as it started coming together, it all came crashing down. Why, I didn’t know. We were in love. Or had it all just been a crazy game to her? Riding Stick Book Two: A Second Chance Secret Baby Romance I didn’t want any of it. Not the company, the cars, the hassles. I only wanted her. Too bad we don’t always get what we want. It shouldn’t have been that hard to just ask the girl on a date but with a father like mine, every move I made had to be carefully calculated. What was I doing? Waiting around for keys to the kingdom which may never come? Thank God, Aura Cameron didn’t see me as some stuck-up boss’s son who would use and abuse her. She saw a future with us. Too bad fate didn’t. Loving The Don Book Three: A Single Daddy Nanny Romance Daniela: He’s the Don. He’s my boss. He’s all I’ve ever wanted… But he buried his heart with his wife. Dashing, seductive Armand Rossini is the first man I’ve ever felt real desire for. But I’m here to look after his sweet, traumatized daughter, Laura. Not to warm his bed. However, Armand has other plans. And I’ve got no defenses against his charm. The seduction is total. The se* is amazing. But it comes with a limit: His wife, barely even dead two years, has his heart. Not I. And then the unexpected happens: I’m pregnant. Armand has promised to take care of me, but I’m starting to have doubts. You can’t hide a pregnancy forever—especially with his nosy, bossy mother around. Now she’s found us out and forced a wedding. And just like that, I’m married to the Don of New York. I’m now wife to the man who warned me not to love him—and I’m in danger. Will Armand find his heart in time to save me? Three On a Match Book Four: A Reverse Harem Bad Boy Romance Sparks fly on a remote Caribbean island when three hot, desperate ex-convicts rope lonely trauma nurse Alanna into helping save one of their lives. Plucked from her cruise in the middle of the night, she becomes a woman on a mission...but it’s hard to keep her mind on business with so many hunks around. All three men want her, and they’re willing to share. Offered a month of relaxation, seduction, and mind-blowing se*? Virginal Alanna cannot resist. But as everyone’s feelings deepen, an unexpected surprise complicates matters: Alanna is pregnant. When jealousy and violence rear their heads on the island, will their new love last? While You Were Gone Book Five: A Christmas Second Chance Romance I never thought I would feel happy again. Not for one moment. Not after he took my daughter. The man I married wasn’t who I thought he was, and he showed me that in the worst possible way.

    Deprived of love and respect from his family, Eddie is renamed 'Dirk Diggler' and conquers the world of porn, but manages to retain his essential innocence. As the turbulent seventies shade into the hedonistic eighties, Dirk's career goes into a tailspin; but he is rescued by the safety net of the extended family fostered by hard-core movie director Jack Horner.Paul Thomas Anderson's screenplay is exemplary in its ability to interweave the stories of its large cast of characters. In accord with the wisdom of the Roman dramatist Terence (who claimed, 'Nothing human is alien to me'), Anderson has engaged with a side of life widely considered to be irredeemably sleazy, and has mined humour, sadness and compassion out of his unlikely subject matter.

    Set to open in New York in the fall of 2001, this work focuses on fifteen-year-old Lisa, the daughter of a prostitute, and Clint, the car thief she runs away with to escape the misery of life with her mother. But the happier times that sullenly childlike Lisa yearns for never materialize, as Clint orders her to procure young runaways for him. No one notices that these teenage girls are missing until an anonymous call to the police reports their murders. Could the caller--and the killer--be Lisa? Rebecca Gilman has created a riveting, unsentimental portrait of a young woman whose most striking quality is not her capacity for evil but the depth of her emptiness, in an environment as harsh and unyielding as the contours of her life

    They are travelling round the north of England by bicycle. But stranger thingsbegin to happen in the small hotel where they are staying.First, Brad seems to think that he has been there before. and then a girlcalled Ellen appears . . .The first of these three original plays is set in the seventeenth century, and the other two take place inmodern times. In each play, a ghost comes back fromthe dead to change the lives of living people.

    Formerly part of the World Dramatists series of play collections by classic and modern playwrights, including foreign works in workable and accurate translations, this title and seven others are reissued in a new format under the heading, World Classics.

     MOOSED OPPORTUNITIES—JAN ELDER Rev. Samantha Evans loves Moose Creek, Maine, the land of moose and men, particularly her fiancé Eric Palmer. Forest ranger, Eric, strives to plan their wedding, but Samantha’s busy schedule, his interfering ex-wife, missing college students, and a pregnant moose, all conspire against him. Will their lives continue to be a series of Moosed Opportunities? ZARA’S FOLLY—CLARE REVELL British equestrian, Zara Michaels, heads south to convince TJ Greggson to sell his property to her developer father. Any way she can. TJ co-owns the stables, catering to disabled children—his life’s purpose. His brother wants to sell. TJ doesn’t. Can TJ help untangle Zara from her past follies, or will their secrets destroy them both? A POCKETFUL OF WISHES—MARY MANNERS As childhood neighbors, Jenna Palmer and Carter Stevens discover first love. When a cross-country job transfer separates them, they promise to one day find each other. Years go by and they lose touch until an accident causes their paths to once again cross. Can their promise stand the test of time, or will time crush their promise…and their love? SWEET DELIGHTS—CECELIA DOWDY Patty-Lynn is stunned when she runs into her wealthy ex-boyfriend, Sam. She’s still haunted by their painful breakup seven years ago. Recently widowed, Sam now wants to fix their broken relationship. Seeing Patty-Lynn, happy in her bakery, gives him hope. Can her prize-winning pie recipe sweeten his new business venture and heal their broken hearts? IMPERFECTLY PROVERBS 31—AUTUMN MACARTHUR The last thing geeky Samantha Rose planned for was the homemaking blog only her sister was ever supposed to see going viral. After a disastrous picnic, Daniel Novak, the cynical reporter dispatched to interview her, insists he must reveal the truth. But that could ruin everything, including their budding love. A COURTSHIP FOR CLOVER—MARION UECKERMANN Clover Blume’s chance of getting to know the groomsman escorting her to her sister’s wedding is threatened when he’s delayed. Jonathan Spalding’s money hasn’t managed to buy him one thing: a woman to love. Is the auburn-haired beauty partnering with him at his best friend’s wedding finding a way into his heart? What will it cost Jonathan to realize it profits him nothing to gain the world, yet lose his soul? And the girl.

    He finds the undeniably gifted Jordan Lane, but she’s wary of mysterious Rook and resists his pursuit as long as she can. When the dreamwaters they enter are too exhilarating to resist, their attraction explodes into passion. But delving too deep stirs a nightmare—one they must defeat together, or be forever lost to darkness. Fans of paranormal romance and bad boys, get ready for a dark, sexy plunge into fantasy and desire. The Reveler Series is set in a contemporary world in which people can indulge in Rêve, or shared dreaming—a pop culture phenomenon sweeping the world. Imagine being able to fall asleep at night, only to wake in a dream world, one in which you are lucid and in control—where you can be anything you want to be and do anything you like. But you must be careful…dreaming can be as dangerous as it is seductive.

     In the introduction, a selection from W.J. Renehan's The Art of Darkness: Meditations on the Effect of Horror Fiction, we are reminded that, "Horror serves to reconnect us with our primal selves, provides temporary respite from the droning conditions of modern life." With over 450 pages, Fresh Fear is packed with stories written by both masters and up-and-coming maestros of the horror genre. Tales steeped in psychological horror sit alongside visions of strange worlds and fantastical landscapes drenched in blood. 'Quiet horror' sits comfortably next to more visceral portrayals of the monsters that lurk deep within the human heart. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famously once said, "where there is no imagination there is no horror" - the horror expressed by the authors in Fresh Fear show that imagination is indeed tantamount to excellent story-telling. Prepare yourself for 28 tales of fear-inducing horror from some of today's best authors of dark fiction. Authors/Stories Scathe meic Beorh – God of the Wind Robert Dunbar – High Rise Ramsey Campbell – Welcomeland Lily Childs – Strange Tastes Lincoln Crisler – Nouri and the Beetles Jack Dann – Camps Thomas Erb – Spencer Weaver Gets Rebooted Brandon Ford – Scare Me Carole Gill – Raised Lindsey Beth Goddard – The Tooth Collector JF Gonzalez – Love Hurts Dane Hatchell – ‘takers Charlee Jacob – Inside the Buzzword Box K Trap Jones – Demon Eyed Blind Tim Jones – Protein James Ward Kirk – Block Roy C Booth & Axel Kohagen – Just Another Ex Shane McKenzie – So Much Death Shaun Meeks – Perfection Through Silence Adam Millard – The Incongruous Mr Marwick Christine Morgan – Nails of The Dead Billie Sue Mosiman – Verboten Chantal Noordeloos – The Door Don Noble – Psych WH Pugmire – Darkness Dancing in Your Eyes William Todd Rose – The Grave Dancer EA Irwin – Justice through Twelve Step Anna Taborska – Out of the Light *WARNING: R 18+ - Contains graphic scenes of violence and psychological horror. Not suitable for younger readers. Keywords Horror Psychological Horror Fantasy Horror Dark Fiction Literary Horror Genre Fiction Horror Anthology Modern Gothic Horror Contemporary Horror Adult Horror Fiction

    In Arden's introductory note to the text, he describes it as "a realistic, but not a naturalistic" play. The work follows three privates in the British Army and their sergeant, all of whom are deserters from a foreign imperialist war. Serjeant Musgrave and his men, Hurst, Sparky and Attercliffe, come to a northern English coal mining town in 1879. The community is in the grip of a coal strike and cut off by winter snow. The one means of reaching the town is by canal barge. They arrive in the company of the Bargee, a foul-mouthed, disrespectful individual who teases and abuses everyone, especially those in authority. In the local inn the soldiers meet Mrs. Hitchcock, who runs the inn, and the barmaid Annie. The soldiers are greeted by the mayor, parson and constable, who ask them to recruit men in hopes of alleviating some of the town's unemployment as a way to rid the town of their economic dead weight. Musgrave pretends that this is indeed his goal, and asks Mrs. Hitchcock about Billy Hicks, a dead fellow soldier from the mining town. It is revealed that Billy was the father of Annie's illegitimate child, but the baby died, and Annie's sanity has suffered from the loss of both Billy and her child.

    Fueled by massive amounts of drugs, they engage in endless misogynistic ramblings until...

    Directed by Sidney Lumet, the film tells the story of a jury made up of 12 men as they deliberate the guilt or innocence of a defendant on the basis of reasonable doubt. The film is notable for its almost exclusive use of one set: with the exception of two short scenes at the beginning and the end of the film set on the steps of the court building and two short scenes in an adjoining washroom, the entire movie takes place in the jury room. The total time spent outside of the jury room is eight minutes out of the full 96 minutes of the movie.

    Born in the last quarter of the sixth century, Aeschylus had fought with the victorious Greeks in one and probably both of the Persian Wars (190 and 480-79). He died around 456 at about seventy years of age in Gela, Sicily. His epitaph records his role as a soldier at Marathon, not his artistic achievements, but these were many. The author of more than seventy plays, he won his first of thirteen tragic victories in 484. Of these plays, only seven remain. The Oresteia is Aeschylus' only complete surviving trilogy; the satyr play with which it was first performed, Proteus, is lost. Peter Meineck has aimed to translate the Oresteia for the modern stage.