Mother,s Day Play John Boynton Priestley (3 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, …

Comedy of Manners                                                          Short-Note       The Comedy of Manners can be followed to the early improvement in the Ancient Greek playwright known as Menander. In En…

Poem  Cargoes Summery In the first stanza of ‘Cargoes,’ the poet uses several words that readers might not know. He starts off by describing “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir.” The word “Quinquireme” refers to a Roman …