Project Gutenberg 2012-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 114 Grundy, Sydney 1848 1914 The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silver_Shield Produced by Paul Haxo from page images generously made available by Google and the Harvard University Library. "The Silver Shield: An Original Comedy in Three Acts" by Sydney Grundy is a comedic play written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around themes of love, identity, and societal norms, involving characters such as the painter Tom Potter, who desires to propose to Lucy Preston, and Sir Humphrey Chetwynd, who has his own set of traditional views. The complications arise with the unexpected arrival of Alma Blake, a character with a mysterious past, who intertwines with the lives of these characters. The opening of the play introduces a lively scene set in a hall, where Tom Potter is working on a painting while his friends, including Ned Chetwynd and Lucy Preston, engage in light-hearted banter. As Tom reveals his artistic pursuits and discusses the fable of the Silver Shield, we get hints of hidden romantic tensions, particularly surrounding Lucy's relationship with Ned. Sir Humphrey Chetwynd, serving as Lucy’s guardian, is anxious about his son’s reckless behavior, and the dynamics between the characters are further complicated by the impending arrival of Alma, who seems to captivate the attention of those around her, setting the stage for both comic misunderstandings and the exploration of deeper emotional conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41033/41033-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 19th century PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 213150 2025-07-16T14:17:53.328354 text/html 198712 2024-10-23T11:20:47 text/html 543993 2025-07-16T14:17:59.294318 application/epub+zip 547445 2025-07-16T14:17:54.277370 application/epub+zip 233833 2025-07-16T14:17:53.786367 application/epub+zip 642450 2025-07-16T14:18:02.095336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701714 2025-07-16T14:17:58.831338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388430 2022-09-18T18:12:15.247540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135685 2023-09-18T04:37:04.706064 text/plain 115846 2024-10-23T11:20:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16616 2025-07-16T14:18:02.233303 application/rdf+xml 22504 2025-07-16T14:17:53.887354 image/jpeg 3100 2025-07-16T14:17:53.836389 image/jpeg 541770 2025-07-16T14:17:53.353354 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