Project Gutenberg 2023-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 138 Housman, Laurence 1865 1959 Housman, Lawrence Bunny, Benjamin The snow man : $b A metrical play in one act The snowman : A metrical 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.) "The Snow Man: A Metrical Play in One Act" by Laurence Housman is a poetic play written during the early 20th century. It unfolds in a modest peasant dwelling and centers around themes of love, sacrifice, and the intertwining of life and death, particularly through the symbolic figure of a snowman. This play, characterized by its metrical dialogue, is set against a winter backdrop, enhancing its emotional and thematic depth. The narrative revolves around Joan, a peasant woman, and her children, Matthew Mark and Mary Ann, who create a snowman on a bitterly cold night. As the story progresses, the snowman mysteriously comes to life and interacts with Joan, prompting her to reflect on her troubled marriage to Jaspar, who has been absent for a long time. The play explores Joan's sacrifices for her children and husband and culminates in a poignant moment when Jaspar returns home, leading to themes of reunion, warmth, and longing. The snowman's presence serves as a catalyst for Joan's emotional journey, representing both the coldness of her current life and the hope for warmth and reconnection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/snowmanmoralityi00housrich/page/n3/mode/2up 20210725185915housman 1916 US Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en One-act plays English drama -- 20th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 91241 2025-06-28T03:46:40.864174 text/html 91365 2023-03-13T23:43:31 text/html 328267 2025-06-28T03:46:45.158140 application/epub+zip 326969 2025-06-28T03:46:42.473219 application/epub+zip 138822 2025-06-28T03:46:41.526165 application/epub+zip 802938 2025-06-28T03:46:46.875174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 750893 2025-06-28T03:46:44.534159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55309 2025-06-28T03:46:40.453198 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55098 2023-03-13T23:43:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18429 2025-06-28T03:46:47.008115 application/rdf+xml 15171 2025-06-28T03:46:41.828157 image/jpeg 2244 2025-06-28T03:46:41.675129 image/jpeg 19888 2023-03-13T23:43:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1132850 2023-03-13T23:43:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1145989 2025-06-28T03:46:40.882196 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