Project Gutenberg 2019-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 330 Hughes, Rupert 1872 1956 Clipped Wings Produced by Alex White & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "Clipped Wings" by Rupert Hughes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in a suburban setting, introducing Mrs. Vickery, a mother returning from a shopping trip to find her children at home. However, a chilling twist ensues when she discovers a cacophony of chaos and what appears to be a tragic scene involving children, leaving the readers to wonder what calamity has struck her household. The opening of the narrative unfolds with Mrs. Vickery's frantic return home, where she is filled with dread as she hears the scream of a child and dashes to her living room only to stumble upon a bizarre theatrical arrangement of children ‘dead’ in play, led by a young girl named Sheila Kemble. In this surreal moment, Mrs. Vickery is torn between horror and confusion as the children engage in their playful charade, presenting a whirlwind of emotions and introducing Sheila, who appears to be a natural performer. The dynamics between the children and the adult's reactions offer a glimpse into the themes of childhood innocence, imagination, and the world of performative art that the story seeks to explore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Theater -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Actresses -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels 793686 2025-07-24T04:40:19.200821 text/html 776074 2024-10-17T13:08:36 text/html 631139 2025-07-24T04:40:28.067276 application/epub+zip 647417 2025-07-24T04:40:20.529861 application/epub+zip 379765 2025-07-24T04:40:19.791854 application/epub+zip 869015 2025-07-24T04:40:34.362264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808192 2025-07-24T04:40:27.514346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540879 2022-09-27T05:56:54.920235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715910 2025-07-24T04:40:17.242846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 696200 2024-10-17T13:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16512 2025-07-24T04:40:34.514247 application/rdf+xml 15427 2025-07-24T04:40:19.918815 image/jpeg 2076 2025-07-24T04:40:19.856809 image/jpeg 1003395 2025-07-24T04:40:19.268842 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