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 2006-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 189 Wilde, Percival 1887 1953 The reckoning : $b a play in one act Produced by William Coon "The Reckoning: A Play in One Act" by Percival Wilde is a one-act play written in the early 20th century. The story is set in a barber shop and revolves around a tense encounter between a barber and his customer. Thematically, the play grapples with issues of accountability, morality, and the psychological consequences of one's past actions. In this gripping play, the barber, Kilburn, is confronted with a customer, John, whom he has been following for twelve years after a traumatic event involving Kilburn's daughter, Jennie. Kilburn seizes the opportunity to exact a reckoning from John, who is now at his mercy while getting shaved. The barber highlights John's betrayal and abandonment of Jennie, who has since died. As the barber prepares to take violent action, the situation escalates with John pleading for his life and desperately trying to convince Kilburn to let him go. In a twist, it is revealed that John is not as pressed for time as he claimed, as the meeting he feared missing does not start until later. The play concludes with Kilburn's act of mercy, leaving John alive but emotionally broken, thus exploring the themes of revenge and the fragility of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Drama PS Text One Act Plays Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 48045 2025-08-08T11:16:19.340942 text/html 47866 2025-01-08T12:01:03.884890 text/html 85964 2025-08-08T11:16:23.491925 application/epub+zip 84838 2025-08-08T11:16:21.407937 application/epub+zip 83413 2025-08-08T11:16:20.429941 application/epub+zip 148093 2025-08-08T11:16:24.990920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140079 2025-08-08T11:16:22.935929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109053 2022-09-09T11:57:37.851456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35841 2025-08-08T11:16:19.129936 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35754 2006-11-27T08:39:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16950 2025-08-08T11:16:25.103908 application/rdf+xml 10699 2025-08-08T11:16:20.919938 image/jpeg 2751 2025-08-08T11:16:20.672933 image/jpeg 13129 2006-11-27T08:39:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 83277 2025-08-08T11:16:19.345943 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia