
In the fading light of an October evening, a nervous woman in her forties steps through the oak door of an aging English manor. The quiet corridor quickly gives way to an uncanny scene: a handful of girls—one in linen, another in green, a third in black—spiral down the sweeping banister as if caught in a private, weightless ballet. Their sudden arrival awakens a chorus of voices, a classroom marked “Room 6,” and a palpable tension between playful mischief and strict propriety.
Drawn into this odd assembly, the woman finds herself confronting a cast of sharply drawn characters, each embodying a different shade of youthful defiance. Their banter hints at deeper questions about authority, community, and the strange rituals that bind them together. The narrative balances whimsical absurdity with a keen eye for social nuance, inviting listeners to linger in the manor’s shadowed halls and wonder what rules might be broken—or upheld—next.
Language
de
Duration
~9 hours (569K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Peter Becker, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2014-10-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1856–1950
Known for witty, talkative plays that poke at class, politics, and human vanity, he helped reshape modern drama. His work ranges from sharp comedies to serious social critique, with "Pygmalion" remaining one of the best known.
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