Project Gutenberg 2017-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 187 Brighouse, Harold 1882 1958 Three Lancashire Plays: The Game; The Northerners; Zack Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Three Lancashire Plays: The Game; The Northerners; Zack" by Harold Brighouse is a collection of plays written in the early 20th century. This work reflects on the changing dynamics of family, society, and personal aspirations within the context of early 20th-century Lancashire. The play "The Game" introduces characters that grapple with issues of identity, loyalty, and the pursuit of artistic and personal dreams against a backdrop of sporting culture. The opening of "The Game" sets the scene in a Lancashire household where Austin Whitworth’s family is eagerly anticipating a football match that holds significant stakes for their beloved local team, Blackton Rovers. The dialogue flows between Austin, his brother Edmund, and his children Leo, Florence, and Elsie, creating an atmosphere filled with playful banter and underlying tension regarding a recent transfer of star footballer Jack Metherell. As the narrative unfolds, the family's varying engagement with football and issues of loyalty, ambition, and societal expectations become apparent, highlighting contrasting generational perspectives while alluding to deeper emotional currents surrounding love and family ties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- 20th century Political plays Lancashire (England) -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 530653 2025-08-22T06:51:31.117698 text/html 527915 2024-10-23T02:28:56 text/html 471561 2025-08-22T06:51:38.998691 application/epub+zip 478075 2025-08-22T06:51:32.351679 application/epub+zip 232830 2025-08-22T06:51:31.672667 application/epub+zip 650574 2025-08-22T06:51:43.533621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606662 2025-08-22T06:51:38.455636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365192 2022-08-25T04:03:07.437165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411531 2025-08-22T06:51:28.383721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 391712 2024-10-23T02:28:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16573 2025-08-22T06:51:43.683602 application/rdf+xml 14870 2025-08-22T06:51:31.905670 image/jpeg 2647 2025-08-22T06:51:31.739669 image/jpeg 852634 2025-08-22T06:51:31.160728 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