Project Gutenberg 2022-07-21 Public domain in the USA. 154 Cabell, James Branch 1879 1958 Cabell, Branch Poor Jack: A play in one act $aUnited States :$bPrivately Printed,$c1906. Attributed to James Branch Cabell, but he denied responsibility. Dramatization of Cabell's story Love Letters of Falstaff, first published in The Line of Love, 1905. Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Poor Jack: A play in one act" by James Branch Cabell is a theatrical work written in the early 20th century. The play revisits the familiar character Sir John Falstaff, a character made famous by William Shakespeare, and reflects on themes of love, loss, and the passage of time. In this one-act play, Cabell blends humor and poignancy, examining the remnants of past friendships and the inevitability of aging. The narrative centers around Sir John Falstaff, who is now a much-diminished version of his former self, engaging in conversations with Dame Quickly and Bardolph before the unexpected arrival of Lady Sylvia Vernon, once known as Sylvia Darke. Falstaff and Sylvia share a melancholic reunion, contemplating lost youth and the passage of time. Their dialogue reveals the depth of their past affection and sadness over what has been lost. As they exchange memories, the weight of their current realities sets in, culminating in a bittersweet reflection on love that endures despite the ravages of time. The play captures the essence of nostalgia and the complex emotions tied to aging and unfulfilled longing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/poorjackplayinon00jbcprich/page/n3/mode/2up 20211024221347anonymous 1906 US Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) -- Drama PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 58850 2025-07-27T07:48:02.393266 text/html 34640 2024-10-18T23:28:54 text/html 546505 2025-07-27T07:48:06.442215 application/epub+zip 545233 2025-07-27T07:48:03.999276 application/epub+zip 250605 2025-07-27T07:48:02.999283 application/epub+zip 1046574 2025-07-27T07:48:08.059257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787989 2025-07-27T07:48:05.783277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 749196 2022-09-30T20:54:42.919128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46269 2025-07-27T07:48:02.209228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26251 2024-10-18T23:28:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16548 2025-07-27T07:48:08.191284 application/rdf+xml 16038 2025-07-27T07:48:03.406225 image/jpeg 2078 2025-07-27T07:48:03.197268 image/jpeg 1089948 2025-07-27T07:48:02.418297 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