Project Gutenberg 2019-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 150 MacKaye, Percy 1875 1956 Mackaye, Percy Hamilton, Clayton Meeker 1881 1946 14000905 A Thousand Years Ago: A Romance of the Orient The Drama League series of plays, v. 2 Produced by Richard Tonsing, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Thousand Years Ago: A Romance of the Orient" by Percy MacKaye is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. This original comedy draws inspiration from Persian romance, particularly the themes found in "The Thousand and One Tales," exploring love, identity, and the clash between romance and reality. The opening features a rich tapestry of characters, including the conflicted Princess Turandot, the noble yet disguised Prince Calaf, and the comical group of Italian maskers led by the Capocomico, who adds whimsy and intrigue to the narrative. At the start of the play, the city gate of Pekin is established as a foreboding setting, adorned with severed heads of those who failed to win the heart of Turandot. As the story unfolds, the Capocomico and his fellow maskers arrive, lamenting their status as outcast performers. They encounter Calaf, who mourns the death of his father and harbors a passion for the elusive Turandot. The stakes rise when Calaf decides to confront the princess's deadly riddles for a chance at her love. The dramatic tension centers around Turandot's cold demeanor and the power struggles in a world where love is intertwined with perilous expectations, setting the stage for a tale filled with humor, romance, and psychological depth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American drama -- 20th century China -- Drama PS Text Category: Romance Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 302332 2025-07-24T04:18:56.772986 text/html 322171 2019-07-21T14:42:16 text/html 186201 2025-07-24T04:19:06.558902 application/epub+zip 188040 2025-07-24T04:18:58.788945 application/epub+zip 147805 2025-07-24T04:18:57.761952 application/epub+zip 296175 2025-07-24T04:19:10.845872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271700 2025-07-24T04:19:05.687943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231802 2022-09-27T05:09:51.349881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163521 2025-07-24T04:18:55.075965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163683 2019-07-21T14:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19460 2025-07-24T04:19:11.019890 application/rdf+xml 13367 2025-07-24T04:18:57.914977 image/jpeg 2291 2025-07-24T04:18:57.848947 image/jpeg 50491 2019-07-21T14:42:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 164139 2019-07-21T14:42:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 165171 2025-07-24T04:18:56.801957 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 en.wikipedia