Duologues from Jane Austen’s novels

About this eBook

Author

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

Title

Duologues and scenes from the novels of Jane Austen : Arranged and adapted for drawing-room performance

Original Publication

London: J. M. Dent and Company, 1895.

Credits

Mary Glenn Krause, Emory University, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Adaptations

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78656

Release Date

May 11, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Transcriber’s note
2. 2.DUOLOGUES FROM JANE AUSTEN’S NOVELS
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
6. 6.COSTUMES. — LADIES. — GENTLEMEN.
7. 7.LITERARY TASTES. — Costumes.
8. 8.Characters. — Scene—Part of the Pump-room at Bath.
9. 9.THE SETTLEMENT QUESTION. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene—The morning room at Norlands. It is a comfortably furnished room.
10. 10.THE READING OF JANE FAIRFAX’S LETTER. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene—Mrs Bates’ Parlour.
11. 11.A STRAWBERRY PICNIC. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene—A parlour in Mrs Weston’s house.
12. 12.THREE LOVES. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene—The morning-room at Hartfield. It is comfortably furnished. No special properties are required except a centre table with two chairs on either side of it; a work frame near one of the chairs, a window at the back, and a fireplace with a lighted fire. Enter Emma, with an open letter in her hand.
13. 13.THE PROPOSAL OF MR COLLINS. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene.—The morning-room at Longbourne.
14. 14.LADY CATHERINE’S VISIT. — Costumes. — Characters. — Scene—The morning-room at Longbourn. The furniture is comfortable, but a little shabby; it also wears a faded look of gaudiness, and is arranged in a stiff and formal manner.

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