Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 191 Kennedy, Charles Rann 1871 1950 Kennedy, C. Rann (Charles Rann) The Servant in the House Produced by Al Haines "The Servant in the House" by Charles Rann Kennedy is a play written during the early 20th century. The story unfolds in an English country vicarage, focusing on the lives of a vicar, his wife, their niece Mary, and a mysterious new butler named Manson. The central theme revolves around familial relationships and moral complexities, particularly concerning the arrival of the Bishop of Benares, a significant figure with ties to the vicar's family. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the characters as they prepare for breakfast. Mary, the vicar's niece, interacts with Manson, the new butler, showing curiosity about his origins and religion. The vicar, filled with anxiety over church issues and the arrival of his estranged brother Robert, presents a mix of tension in his family dynamic. The interplay between Manson’s mysterious nature and the vicar’s troubled conscience hints at deeper questions of faith, brotherhood, and the struggle for redemption that will likely unfold throughout the play. The opening lays the groundwork for a drama that explores moral dilemmas in an intriguing manner, inviting curiosity about the true background of the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 191552 2025-10-05T12:36:07.343281 text/html 191417 191362 2024-11-05T15:04:23.927459 2023-10-05T13:59:04.802460 text/html text/html 139172 2025-10-05T12:36:14.260281 application/epub+zip 140961 2025-10-05T12:36:10.504279 application/epub+zip 126851 2025-10-05T12:36:08.931298 application/epub+zip 269890 2025-10-05T12:36:16.897256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248853 2025-10-05T12:36:13.566280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213678 2022-09-06T18:11:14.774001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150219 2025-10-05T12:36:07.029262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130475 2024-10-28T19:05:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16324 2025-10-05T12:36:17.023196 application/rdf+xml 12375 2025-10-05T12:36:09.884241 image/jpeg 3249 2025-10-05T12:36:09.634259 image/jpeg 138629 2025-10-05T12:36:07.358244 application/octet-stream application/zip 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