Project Gutenberg 2004-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 450 Brighouse, Harold 1882 1958 Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts Text file produced by Delphine Lettau, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts" by Harold Brighouse is a play written during the early 20th century, set in 1880s Lancashire. The narrative revolves around the central character, Maggie Hobson, the strong-willed eldest daughter of a boot shop owner, Henry Horatio Hobson. The play explores themes of social class, family dynamics, and women's independence as Maggie seeks to assert her will against her father's outdated views and strives to forge her own path in life. The opening of the play introduces the bustling interior of Hobson's boot shop, where Maggie and her sisters manage the business while dealing with their father’s domineering personality. The dialogue establishes the humorous yet contentious relationship within the Hobson family, particularly the clash between Maggie and her father, who believes he should choose husbands for his daughters. As Maggie takes charge, her intention to marry Will Mossop, a humble bootmaker, sets the stage for conflicts over class and the expectations of women of the era. The scene portrays Maggie's determination to break free from patriarchal constraints, hinting at her influence and the evolving socio-economic landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Drama English drama -- 20th century Sisters -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 208721 2025-07-03T07:20:16.750278 text/html 211656 2013-06-22T14:04:46 text/html 153804 2025-07-03T07:20:24.076268 application/epub+zip 154512 2025-07-03T07:20:20.063257 application/epub+zip 130955 2025-07-03T07:20:18.812267 application/epub+zip 349868 2025-07-03T07:20:26.727244 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327749 2025-07-03T07:20:23.284277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243814 2022-09-03T11:26:22.041643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160482 2025-07-03T07:20:15.779310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160135 2013-06-22T14:05:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19059 2025-07-03T07:20:26.852230 application/rdf+xml 18522 2025-07-03T07:20:19.325276 image/jpeg 4003 2025-07-03T07:20:19.069259 image/jpeg 62797 2013-06-22T14:05:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 58516 2013-06-22T14:05:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 151277 2025-07-03T07:20:16.764306 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