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1	Of Mice & Men more books like this by John Steinbeck A parable of commitment, loneliness, hope and loss, OF MICE AND MEN is a powerful and moving portrayal of two men striving to understand their own unique place in the world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry In south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father's life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
3	Death of a salesman more books like this by Arthur Miller In the spring of 1948, Arthur Miller retreated to a log cabin in Connecticut with the first two lines of a new play already fixed in his mind. He emerged six weeks later with the final script of "Death of a Salesman" - a painful examination of American life and consumerism. Opening on Broadway the following year, Miller's extraordinary masterpiece ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Lesson Before Dying more books like this by Ernest J Gaines A Lesson Before Dying is a compassionate and deeply moving novel, the story of a young black man sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit, and a teacher who tries to impart to him his learning and pride before the execution. In a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, a young black man named Jefferson is an unwitting party to a liquor ... see all copies from £3.05! new only from £6.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Dear and Glorious Physician more books like this by Taylor Caldwell Based on the life of St Luke see all copies from £7.15! new only from £11.45! \| first editions
6	Streetcar Named Desire more books like this by Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire shows a turbulent confrontation between traditional values in the American South - an old-world graciousness and beauty running decoratively to seed - set against the rough-edged, aggressive materialism of the new world. Through the vividly characterised figures of Southern belle Blanche Dubois, seeking refuge from ... see all copies from £2.39! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Glass Menagerie more books like this by Tennessee Williams One of Tennessee Williams' most popular plays in a special annotated edition for school and college students. The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams' first great popular successand an autobiographical play about his mother and sister, launched thebrilliant and controversial career of this ground-breaking Americanplaywright. Set in St Louis during ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts more books like this by Arthur Miller "I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history", Arthur Miller wrote in an introduction to The Crucible, his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller's drama is a ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.74! \| first editions
9	Crucible more books like this by Arthur Miller Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history - and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Martian Chronicles more books like this by Ray Bradbury The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name. Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury's 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they were insightful. 'The Martian ... see all copies from £1.72! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Our Town: A Play in Three Acts more books like this by Thornton Wilder "Our Town" was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life in the town of Grover's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring ... see all copies from £3.54! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
12 view cover	Inherit the Wind more books like this by Jerome Lawrence Based on the Scopes 'Monkey Trial' in 1925, "Inherit the Wind" is the drama of a high school science teacher in the Bible belt. He is brought to trial when he breaks the law by teaching his class Darwinian evolution. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Miracle Worker more books like this by William Gibson Helen Keller at age 12 was like a wild animal. Deaf, blind and utterly unable to communicate, she went through her young life alienated and terrified, struggling against all who tried to help her. Annie Sullivan was half-blind herself, but inordinately patient and equally determined to help this bright young girl overcome her frightening ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Robe more books like this by Lloyd C Douglas With more than six million copies sold, this Easter classic is the story of the man who gambled for Christ's robe and won. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £7.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Cat on a hot tin roof more books like this by Tennessee Williams One of America's greatest living playwrights, as well as a friend and colleague of Williams, Albee has written a concise introduction to the play from a playwright's perspective, examining the candor, sensuality, power, and impact of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," then and now. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	August: Osage County more books like this by Tracy Letts Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama "A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people."-"Time Out New York" "Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County" is what O'Neill would be writing in 2007. Letts has recaptured the nobility of American drama's mid-century heyday while still ... see all copies from £8.80! new only from £8.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Fences: A Play more books like this by August Wilson, Lloyd Richards (Introduction by) The author of the 1984-85 Broadway season's best play, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, returns with another powerful, stunning dramatic work that has won him new critical acclaim and the Pulitzer Prize. The protagonist of FENCES, Troy Maxson, is a strong man, a hard man. He has had to be - to survive. For Troy Maxson has gone through life in an America ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
18 view cover	Long Days Journey Into Night more books like this by Eugene Gladstone O'Neill Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical play Long Day's Journey into Night is regarded as his finest work. First published by Yale University Press in 1956, it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and has since sold more than one million copies. This edition, which includes a new foreword by Harold Bloom, coincides with a new production of the play starring ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
19 view cover	Exorcist more books like this by William Peter Blatty One of a hand-picked selection of some of the most popular and cult-worthy titles on Faber and Faber's extensive list of film scripts. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.91! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf more books like this by Edward Albee Middle-aged history professor George, and his wife Martha, are joined by another college couple. The result is an all-night drinking session that erupts into a nightmare of revelations. see all copies from £1.57! new only from £6.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	McTeague: A Story of San Francisco more books like this by Frank Norris McTeague (1899) chronicles the demise of a San Francisco couple at the end of the nineteenth century. Inspired by an actual crime that was sensationalized in the San Francisco papers, it tells the story of charlatan dentist McTeague, his wife Trina, and their spiralling descent into moral corruption. Norris is often considered to be the `American ... see all copies from £2.12! new only from £5.62! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Vagina Monologues more books like this by Eve Ensler (Read by) 'I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews, which became vagina monologues ...At first women were reluctant to talk. They were a little shy. But once they got going, you couldn't stop them. Women secretly love to talk about their vaginas. They get very excited, mainly because no one's ever asked them before.' Eve ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Babbitt more books like this by Sinclair Lewis In this sardonic portrait of the up-and-coming middle class during the prosperous 1920s, Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) perfectly captures the sound, the feel, and the attitudes of the generation that created the cult of consumerism. With a sharp eye for detail and keen powers of observation, Lewis tracks successful realtor George Babbitt's daily ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Childrens Story more books like this by James Clavell James Clavell, the author of Nobel House and Shogun presents a chilling tale of how patriotism can be reshaped in a person's mind with a few simple and resonable explanations. Both disturbing and enthralling, this short and stunning story asks many questions, yet leaves the answers up to the reader. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £5.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Wit more books like this by Margaret Edson This Pulitzer Prize-winning play concerns the intersection of metaphysical poetry and terminal cancer. The character Vivian Bearing, a prominent professor, assesses her life during a traumatic hospital stay. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions

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