Project Gutenberg 2023-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 116 Housman, Laurence 1865 1959 Housman, Lawrence Bunny, Benjamin The Chinese lantern : $b A play $aUnited Kingdom :$bF. Sidgwick, $c1908. Charlene Taylor 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 Chinese Lantern" by Laurence Housman is a play written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a Chinese studio, introducing a range of characters, including Olangtsi, a Master of Arts, his son Yunglangtsi, and various apprentices and craftsmen. The play focuses on themes of artistic ambition, the quest for identity, and the complexities of social relationships, particularly through the dynamics between the students and their master. The opening of the play sets an engaging scene in the studio, where lazy students are preparing for the Feast of Lanterns, showcasing their indolent ways contrasted against Tikipu, the diligent drudge, who devotes himself to grinding colors. As the characters exchange witty banter filled with philosophical musings about art and destiny, it becomes evident that Yunglangtsi, despite his seeming apathy toward art, is at the center of familial expectations and conflicts. The dialogue reveals the frustrations surrounding artistic representation, financial struggles, and the contrasting aspirations of the individuals involved, providing a strong foundation for the unfolding drama as the Feast approach. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/chineselanternpl00hous/page/n7/mode/2up 20220114165150housman 1908 GB Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- 20th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 214447 2025-06-28T06:24:39.594420 text/html 218959 2023-05-24T03:30:33 text/html 415058 2025-06-28T06:24:46.267397 application/epub+zip 416265 2025-06-28T06:24:41.228392 application/epub+zip 171699 2025-06-28T06:24:40.393397 application/epub+zip 512319 2025-06-28T06:24:49.069376 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494215 2025-06-28T06:24:45.646399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144462 2025-06-28T06:24:38.721427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144253 2023-05-24T03:30:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17832 2025-06-28T06:24:49.224399 application/rdf+xml 9889 2025-06-28T06:24:40.700398 image/jpeg 1886 2025-06-28T06:24:40.544407 image/jpeg 52201 2023-05-24T03:30:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 455499 2023-05-24T03:30:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 472792 2025-06-28T06:24:39.615418 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