The Sleeping-Car; A Farce
The Sleeping-Car; A Farce
By William Dean Howells
2 Nov, 2019
The Sleeping Car is a farce play in three parts by William Dean Howells, first published in the United States in 1883. This play takes place entirely within a 24-hour period on a railway sleeping car and revolves around a woman's late-night confusion
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The Sleeping Car is a farce play in three parts by William Dean Howells, first published in the United States in 1883. This play takes place entirely within a 24-hour period on a railway sleeping car and revolves around a woman's late-night confusion regarding the premature appearance of her husband and brother. This work is one of Howells' minor works but reflects the same tendencies towards literary realism as many of Howells' more famous works, including The Rise of Silas Lapham and A Modern Instance. Less