Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 106 Peabody, Josephine Preston 1874 1922 Marks, Mrs. Lionel The Piper: A Play in Four Acts Produced by Al Haines "The Piper: A Play in Four Acts" by Josephine Preston Peabody is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. The play is set in the medieval town of Hamelin in 1284 and revolves around the legendary figure of the Piper, who charms away the children of the town following a failure of the townsfolk to honor their promises to him. It explores themes of greed, betrayal, and the innocence of childhood, featuring central characters such as the enigmatic Piper, the towns' Mayor Jacobus, and the conflicted young man, Michael. The beginning of the play introduces us to the festive atmosphere of Hamelin, where a crowd gathers to celebrate their recent liberation from a plague of rats, thanks to the Piper’s intervention. As the townspeople revel, they exhibit a lack of gratitude and consideration for the Piper, who appears to be just a wandering entertainer. The characters engage in conversations that reveal their dismissive attitude towards the Piper's role in their deliverance. Tension rises as the Piper asserts his demand for payment—one thousand guilders—as he seeks the recognition and respect that he feels is due for his services. The crowd's ridicule and refusal to pay set the stage for a dramatic conflict that hints at the dire consequences of their folly, as the Piper, in turn, threatens to take the children away with him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 96.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character) -- Drama PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 175302 2025-06-20T20:34:13.817664 text/html 175168 175113 2024-11-05T10:34:40.485552 2023-10-05T10:12:50.473279 text/html text/html 137222 2025-06-20T20:34:33.114556 application/epub+zip 138805 2025-06-20T20:34:23.459608 application/epub+zip 126335 2025-06-20T20:34:17.845650 application/epub+zip 296429 2025-06-20T20:34:40.638527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270416 2025-06-20T20:34:32.098573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184616 2022-09-06T04:23:29.903430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127566 2025-06-20T20:34:13.254651 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107874 2024-10-28T18:50:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11567 2025-06-20T20:34:40.806530 application/rdf+xml 15537 2025-06-20T20:34:22.681651 image/jpeg 3897 2025-06-20T20:34:22.387579 image/jpeg 134910 2025-06-20T20:34:13.837689 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia