A King's Daughter - A Tragedy in Verse
by John Masefield
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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William Heinemann, London, 1925. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. A Tragedy in Verse A King's Daughter First Act. Jezebel. I Am Queen Jezebel, King Ahab's wife. I was princess in Sidon long ago, But in an evil day I became Queen Over these strangers in Samaria. Here, for these last ten months, we fought the Syrians, Till hope was gone; then, suddenly, all changed; The Syrian army fell into our hands. King Ahab had two choices: one, to kill All of the Syrians; one, to let them go. He made a peace with them and let them go. Now all the people of this city rage At Ahab, for his peace, and cry aloud That I, the foreign queen with foreign gods, Made Ahab make the peace to please my friends. Four days ago, King Ahab sought to buy A vineyard from one Naboth, who refused To sell the vineyard, even to his King. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. 127 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Plays::Drama; Theatre & Plays; Inventory No: 225843. .
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- leura books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 225843
- Title
- A King's Daughter - A Tragedy in Verse
- Author
- John Masefield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Printed Boards)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1925
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Plays::Drama; Theatre & Plays; John Masefield A King's Daughter - A Tragedy in Verse
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