Project Gutenberg 2004-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 121 Veiller, Bayard 1869 1943 The Thirteenth Chair: A Play in Three Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Chair_(play) E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Thirteenth Chair: A Play in Three Acts" by Bayard Veiller is a dramatic work written in the early 20th century. The play revolves around a group of characters gathered in a luxurious New York home, where they engage in a séance that unearths dark secrets and tensions, leading to a shocking murder. The central dynamic appears to involve notable characters like William Crosby, his mother Mrs. Crosby, and the medium Madame Rosalie La Grange, all entangled in a web of love, social class, and unforeseen tragedy. The opening of the play introduces us to the characters in the Crosby household, filled with light-hearted discussions of love and societal expectations. As William and Helen O'Neill express their affection, William's mother observes with a hint of maternal pride. Their joyous interaction is abruptly halted when Edward Wales enters, hinting at distress and impending revelations. What begins as a warm family dinner quickly shifts when the group attempts a séance, leading to a shocking murder of Wales. The characters' varying relationships and their social statuses set the stage for tension as secrets come to the forefront amid the chaos, leaving the audience waiting to understand the motives and dynamics behind the horrendous act. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Crime -- Drama Detective and mystery plays PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 207713 2025-07-06T08:18:24.251484 text/html 183759 2024-10-28T21:06:55 text/html 679282 2025-07-06T08:18:31.633508 application/epub+zip 680705 2025-07-06T08:18:27.279533 application/epub+zip 130734 2025-07-06T08:18:25.978473 application/epub+zip 858399 2025-07-06T08:18:34.394419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832585 2025-07-06T08:18:30.778462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226949 2022-09-07T14:33:41.468757 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172837 2023-10-06T11:46:13.815297 text/plain 152897 2024-10-28T21:06:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16545 2025-07-06T08:18:34.520428 application/rdf+xml 16272 2025-07-06T08:18:26.485471 image/jpeg 3693 2025-07-06T08:18:26.230501 image/jpeg 670541 2025-07-06T08:18:24.279489 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 en.wikipedia