Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 468 Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew) 1860 1937 Barrie, James Matthew Barrie, J.M. The Admirable Crichton Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Admirable_Crichton Produced by Charles Franks, Ralph Zimmermann, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger "The Admirable Crichton" by J. M. Barrie is a comedy play written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the characters of the Hon. Ernest Woolley, who is portrayed as a self-absorbed young man, and Crichton, the devoted butler of Lord Loam. As the plot unfolds, themes of class, social structure, and equality are examined, particularly through the interactions between the upper class and their servants in a domestic setting that is both humorous and insightful. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the opulent backdrop of Loam House, where characters engage in witty exchanges that reveal their personalities and social preoccupations. Ernest arrives with an air of nonchalance, concerned mostly with his own status and image, while Crichton, the butler, embodies the ideals of duty and decorum expected in his position. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions regarding class relations and sets the stage for a significant event that will later propel the characters into a dire survival situation when they are shipwrecked on a desert island. In this new setting, their societal roles will be challenged, and it is expected that Crichton, the quintessential servant, may reveal unexpected qualities in the absence of traditional social hierarchies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Manners and customs -- Drama Shipwrecks -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 204876 2025-08-02T07:58:44.933636 text/html 209374 2021-02-26T00:58:34 text/html 135271 2025-08-02T07:58:50.136607 application/epub+zip 137169 2025-08-02T07:58:46.667638 application/epub+zip 137169 2025-08-02T07:58:45.570661 application/epub+zip 271115 2025-08-02T07:58:52.542596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259001 2025-08-02T07:58:49.456635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215061 2022-09-02T10:24:47.955638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165120 2025-08-02T07:58:44.217695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165086 2016-10-14T14:15:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164062 2009-02-28T09:37:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 164053 2009-02-28T09:38:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22570 2025-08-02T07:58:52.683598 application/rdf+xml 13413 2025-08-02T07:58:46.060640 image/jpeg 3845 2025-08-02T07:58:45.813648 image/jpeg 61576 2016-10-14T14:17:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 61397 2009-02-28T09:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 65691 2021-02-26T00:58:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 61381 2009-02-28T09:40:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 130988 2025-08-02T07:58:44.948632 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