Project Gutenberg 2023-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 126 Housman, Laurence 1865 1959 Housman, Lawrence Bunny, Benjamin 16022202 Bird in hand : $b a play in one act $aUnited States :$bSamuel French, $c1916. Charlene Taylor, Krista Zaleski 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.) "Bird in Hand: A Play in One Act" by Laurence Housman is a theatrical work written in the early 20th century. This play features a mixture of fantasy and reality, centering around the character of Professor Braintree, a scientist grappling with his perceptions and the boundaries between what is real and what is imagined. The narrative explores themes of belief, imagination, and the intersection of science and the supernatural. The story unfolds in Professor Braintree's study, where he encounters a peculiar creature named Bird-in-Hand, which embodies his inner turmoil and challenges his scientific rationality. As the professor attempts to dismiss this hallucination that seems to disrupt his orderly world, he grapples with the existential implications of his experience, particularly as it blurs the line between reason and fantasy. The play culminates in a conversation with his granddaughter Elfrida, who believes in fairies, leading the professor to reconsider the realities of imagination and belief, even as he tries to maintain his scientific standing. Ultimately, Housman navigates the tension between the rational and the irrational through the professor's journey, leaving readers with a profound reflection on the nature of reality and faith. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/birdinhand00hous/page/n5/mode/2up 20210725192855housman 1916 US Reading ease score: 76.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en One-act plays English drama -- 20th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 85948 2025-07-28T03:33:04.084533 text/html 85278 2023-03-05T18:41:48 text/html 243805 2025-07-28T03:33:08.792545 application/epub+zip 242360 2025-07-28T03:33:05.927534 application/epub+zip 157071 2025-07-28T03:33:04.844542 application/epub+zip 702407 2025-07-28T03:33:10.526512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 689626 2025-07-28T03:33:07.920618 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61321 2025-07-28T03:33:03.618531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61084 2023-03-05T18:41:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18012 2025-07-28T03:33:10.687512 application/rdf+xml 16208 2025-07-28T03:33:05.267521 image/jpeg 2222 2025-07-28T03:33:05.063525 image/jpeg 23310 2023-03-05T18:41:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 1098615 2023-03-05T18:41:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 1106837 2025-07-28T03:33:04.106555 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