Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 209 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inca_of_Perusalem Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger "The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta" by George Bernard Shaw is a comedic play written in the early 20th century during the World War I era. The work satirizes the political climate of the time, using the character of the Inca as a foil to explore themes of power, war, and identity. Shaw's clever dialogue and character interactions provide a humorous take on serious subjects, particularly the absurdities inherent in the socio-political landscape of wartime. The plot revolves around Ermyntrude, the daughter of an archdeacon, who finds herself entangled in a web of royal expectations when she becomes embroiled in the affairs of the Inca of Perusalem. As she navigates the bizarre circumstances of potentially marrying one of the Inca's sons, humorous exchanges unfold between her and the Inca himself, who is revealed to be more man than myth. The play highlights Ermyntrude's strong personality as she subverts traditional roles expected of women and critiques the nature of aristocracy and authority. Ultimately, Shaw crafts a narrative that entertains while simultaneously provoking thought about the true nature of power and the human condition amidst chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) Princesses -- Drama Widows -- Drama London (England) -- Drama PR Text One Act Plays Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 86570 2025-07-02T07:39:28.642152 text/html 82398 2012-12-14T10:11:56 text/html 116822 2025-07-02T07:39:34.602131 application/epub+zip 115511 2025-07-02T07:39:32.057120 application/epub+zip 96580 2025-07-02T07:39:30.837158 application/epub+zip 287085 2025-07-02T07:39:36.313124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296174 2025-07-02T07:39:33.810178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189338 2022-09-02T10:24:05.248782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67908 2025-07-02T07:39:28.342142 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67587 2009-02-05T07:45:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 67578 2009-02-05T07:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21750 2025-07-02T07:39:36.437104 application/rdf+xml 19771 2025-07-02T07:39:31.335180 image/jpeg 4212 2025-07-02T07:39:31.084159 image/jpeg 26141 2009-02-05T07:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 27903 2012-12-14T10:12:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 26125 2009-02-05T07:46:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 116674 2025-07-02T07:39:28.649213 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