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  • - A Life in Quotes
    av Noel Coward
    329 - 579,-

    'In my time I've said some noteworthy and exceptionally memorable things.' A delightful and revealing collection of quotations from the master wordsmith, Noel Coward In His Own Words displays Coward's surprising capacity for depth and compassion, as well as his inimitable 'talent to amuse'.

  • av Noel Coward
    261,-

    Noel Coward was one of the most celebrated characters in british theatrical history, with a career that spanned almost sixty years. This volume brings together Coward's celebrated verse, from snappy epigrams to seven-hundred-line short stories.

  • - A novel
    av Noel Coward
    329,-

    First published in 1960, Pomp and Circumstance, Coward's only novel, was greeted with wide critical acclaim. 'It is all good, near-clean fun, magnificently readable' (Sunday Times).

  • av Noel Coward
    180,-

    Performed with Shadows of the Evening in London with Coward, Lilli Palmer and Irene Worth, this view of the haute monde is tempered by having the man and wife Americans this time. She is a social climber, while he is a rich cornhusker who couldn't care less about society. While the wife is entertaining a high and mighty prince downstairs, the husband is entertaining a threadbare princess upstairs. It doesn't take long for the husband to realize he has more in common with royalty than his wife does.2 women, 2 men

  • av Noel Coward
    165,-

  • - The First Autobiography of Noel Coward
    av Noel Coward
    343,-

    The first volume of Coward's autobiography. Displaying an early dedication to the theatre, it hints at the success that would come to Coward as actor, playwright, novelist and performer, and is punctuated with his trademark effervescent wit.

  • av Noel Coward
    402,-

    This one-volume editions contains the complete collection of Coward's short stories spanning fifty years of his life. This special edition is published to mark the centenary of Noel Coward's birth.

  • - Relative Values; Look After Lulu; Waiting in the Wings; Suite in Three Keys
    av Noel Coward
    417,-

    The fifth volume in the Coward Collection, containing Coward's best work from the last two decades of his life.

  • - Blithe Spirit; Present Laughter; This Happy Breed; Tonight at 8.30 (ii)
    av Noel Coward
    402,-

    Volume Four of Noel Coward's plays contains a selection of Coward's plays from the thirties and forties.

  • - Design for Living; Cavalcade; Conversation Piece; Tonight at 8.30 (i); Still Life
    av Noel Coward
    402,-

    The third volume of Coward's plays contains some of his best work from the thirties.

  • - Private Lives; Bitter-Sweet; The Marquise; Post-Mortem
    av Noel Coward
    417,-

    The second volume in the Coward Collection, including Private Lives, Bitter-Sweet, The Marquise and Post-Mortem.

  • av Noel Coward
    184,-

    I am shirking off the chains that have shackled me for so long - I have suddenly come to realise that I am a woman - a living, passionate, pulsating woman - it never occurred to me before. Janet Ebony and her best friend, Peter Chelsworth, are innocently sharing a sleeping compartment when their train to Paris is involved in a disastrous railway accident. Outrage and scandal ensue as Janet''s husband, Paul, and her fearsome mother-in-law accuse Janet and Peter of adultery. Aghast at their families'' accusations, Janet and Peter decide to take revenge by inventing an adulterous affair ... Written with Noël Coward''s trademark wit and insight, Home Chat is a distinctly modern comedy about female sexuality and fidelity in a society rigidly governed by decorum and reputation.This edition was published to coincide with the first revival of the play since its premiere in 1927.

  • av Noel Coward
    174 - 178,-

    "Some of [Coward's] most sparkling dialogue ever... This play is about something substantial - the way past relationships come back to haunt us - but it's the gossamer-like nature of the piece, its sheer levity of spirit, that makes it such an enduring achievement" - The TelegraphWhen socialite and novelist Charles Condomine attends a séance hosted by eccentric medium Madame Arcati, he's only hoping to gather material for his next book: he never expected to be haunted by his temperamental ex-wife, Elvira. Can Charles keep this willful spirit at bay, or will his new marriage to his second wife, Ruth, come to an untimely demise?With unforgettable characters, witty dialogue and farcical situations, Blithe Spirit ran for decades on the West End, becoming one of the most well-known plays in the British canon.This new edition is published in Methuen Drama's iconic Modern Classics series to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Coward's death and features a new introduction by Arianne Johnson Quinn.

  • - In Which We Serve, Brief Encounter, The Astonished Heart
    av Noel Coward
    402 - 1 682,-

  • av Noel Coward
    1 094,-

    Coward's entire collected verse compiled from published volumes, private letters and diaries and edited with a contextualising narrative by Coward expert Barry Day.

  • av Noel Coward
    417,-

    In the 1920s and 1930s, Noel Coward mastered and defined the art of the revue sketch, short and often topical or satirical stage pieces. This volume collects Coward's best and most witty pieces.

  • av Noel Coward
    203,-

    Written in 1926 and originally entitled Ritz Bar, Semi-Monde was considered too daring for its time. A visually daring comedy that provides a metaphor for Coward's own sexuality.

  • av Noel Coward
    220 - 223,-

    At the centre of his own universe sits matinee idol Garry Essendine: suave, hedonistic and too old, says his wife, to be having numerous affairs. His line in harmless, infatuated debutantes is largely tolerated, but playing closer to home is not.

  • - I'll Leave it to You; The Young Idea; This Was a Man
    av Noel Coward
    417,-

    This anthology contains three of Coward's early plays: "I'll Leave it to You"; "The Young Idea"; and "This Was a Man". The first two of the plays - the first of Coward's to ever be produced - were enthusiastically acclaimed on their release. The third was banned for "facetious adultery".

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