Project Gutenberg 2012-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 219 Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855 1934 Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, A. W. (Arthur Wing) Pinero, Arthur W. (Arthur Wing) The Second Mrs. Tanqueray: A Play in Four Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Mrs_Tanqueray E-text prepared by K Nordquist, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://archive.org/details/toronto) "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray: A Play in Four Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a dramatic play written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Aubrey Tanqueray, who is about to marry for the second time, and features his new wife, Paula, as a central character. The play explores themes of societal judgment, personal redemption, and the complexities of relationships following past failures. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to Aubrey Tanqueray and his friends during a dinner gathering in Aubrey's elegant chambers. As conversation unfolds, Aubrey reveals his intention to marry again the following day, which brings surprise and concern from his companions, particularly regarding the identity of his future bride. The early exchanges hint at Aubrey’s troubled past with his deceased first wife and the complicated nature of his impending marriage to Paula, who is described in questionable terms by some. The characters express their unease about how Aubrey’s remarriage may affect their friendships and reveal a sense of mystery surrounding Paula's character, setting the stage for deeper explorations of the themes of social class, reputation, and personal redemption as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Marriage -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) Upper class -- England -- Drama Prostitutes -- England -- Drama Prostitutes -- England -- Public opinion -- Drama Prostitutes -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama Remarried people -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 268607 2025-08-16T13:15:46.641727 text/html 255009 2024-10-23T10:45:11 text/html 164005 2025-08-16T13:15:56.631196 application/epub+zip 164359 2025-08-16T13:15:50.221735 application/epub+zip 139507 2025-08-16T13:15:48.786709 application/epub+zip 370898 2025-08-16T13:16:00.093160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344358 2025-08-16T13:15:55.591180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272243 2022-09-18T16:07:03.068781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175685 2025-08-16T13:15:44.683734 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155637 2024-10-23T10:45:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18537 2025-08-16T13:16:00.229144 application/rdf+xml 16804 2025-08-16T13:15:49.335709 image/jpeg 3886 2025-08-16T13:15:49.059703 image/jpeg 153963 2025-08-16T13:15:46.660707 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