Project Gutenberg 2015-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 189 Pinero, Arthur Wing 1855 1934 Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, A. W. (Arthur Wing) Pinero, Arthur W. (Arthur Wing) The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts Produced by Andrew Sly, Cindy Horton, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Profligate: A Play in Four Acts" by Arthur Wing Pinero is a dramatic work written in the late 19th century. The play explores the complexities of morality and consequence within the context of marriage, centered around leading characters Dunstan Renshaw and Leslie Brudenell. It delves into themes of past indiscretions, societal expectations, and the struggle for redemption. At the start of "The Profligate," we are introduced to the characters in a legal office where Hugh Murray, the best man, grapples with his conflicting feelings about his friend Dunstan's impending marriage to Leslie, a naive girl unaware of Dunstan's troubled past. The tension escalates when it is revealed that Dunstan's former lover, Janet Preece, has approached Hugh for assistance in finding him, showcasing the imminent collision of Dunstan’s past and present. This opening sets the stage for a domestic tragedy that raises questions about love, guilt, and the possibility of redemption amidst societal judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Man-woman relationships -- Drama Married people -- Drama English drama -- 19th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 250245 2025-08-20T05:09:05.061948 text/html 237722 2024-10-24T17:55:17 text/html 468890 2025-08-20T05:09:12.852910 application/epub+zip 467651 2025-08-20T05:09:06.504007 application/epub+zip 144653 2025-08-20T05:09:05.626979 application/epub+zip 538812 2025-08-20T05:09:16.083965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570078 2025-08-20T05:09:11.923974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273014 2022-09-22T14:06:24.798440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160384 2025-08-20T05:09:03.597993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140572 2024-10-24T17:55:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16617 2025-08-20T05:09:16.223915 application/rdf+xml 17889 2025-08-20T05:09:05.732957 image/jpeg 2063 2025-08-20T05:09:05.680015 image/jpeg 447640 2025-08-20T05:09:05.088961 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