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Muriel Spark, A Far Cry from Kensington, 1988
T.S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman, 1969
An oddly endearing metrical three-act play about a retired public man during what may be his final illness. We quickly come to suspect that he’s spent his life demanding the submission of all around him, and that he’s put his own comfort and advancement above any other prompting. Two “ghosts” appear: an ex-lover and a… Continue reading T.S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman, 1969