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Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen
by Louise Jordan Miln, Harold Owen, Harry M. Vernon
Chapters
46 totalMR. WU
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I Wu Ching Yu and Wu Li Chang
CHAPTER II At Rice
CHAPTER III The Marriage Journey
CHAPTER IV Wee Mrs. Wu
CHAPTER V Homing
CHAPTER VI Heart Ache
CHAPTER VII A Tortured Boyhood
CHAPTER VIII Some Balm
Description
In the quiet splendor of a Sichuan estate, the ancient Wu clan lives under the weight of centuries‑old customs. Grandfather Wu, an eighty‑year‑old mand
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Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (473K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United States: A. L. Burt Company, 1920.
Credits
Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Dec 4, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
Louise Jordan Miln
1864–1933
A stage performer turned prolific novelist, she wrote vivid fiction shaped by years spent traveling in Asia and Europe. Her best-known work, Mr. Wu, reached a wide audience and was later adapted for the stage and screen.
View all booksHarold Owen
1872–1930
A journalist and playwright from England, he is best remembered for writing about life in the Potteries and for the stage work that later fed into several versions of Mr. Wu. His books and plays suggest a writer drawn to both local industry and popular drama.
View all booksHarry M. Vernon
1878–1942
A playwright and screenwriter who moved from the stage to Hollywood, he is best remembered for work tied to Mr. Wu and for story material developed during the studio era. His surviving papers suggest a writer deeply involved in the business side of film as well as its storytelling.
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