Showing results for "The Tree Book" in Drama & Plays

"In the House of Many Windows which stands in a large city and is sometimes called a "flat" by people who, because they are grown up, do not know any better, live the Little Lady and the Story Teller. The Little Lady is four years old, going on five, and is fond of stories. This makes her and the Story Teller good friends. They mostly sit in the firelight after supper, and while the Little Lady is being undressed they tell each other all that has happened since morning. Then the Little Lady looks into the fire and says:— "Now, tell me a story." Sometimes she wants a new story. Sometimes one ...

Tree with a Bird in it: a symposium of contemporary American poets on being shown a pear-tree on which sat a grackle is a collection of poems based on a bird in a tree. The author parodies various contemporary poets in 1922 with their versions of a poem based on the aforementioned topic. Summary by MLeigh.

Camilla Thompson, an humanities college professor who never did write that Great American Novel, hasn’t seen her son Nico for two years. One morning she drives to the house where her ex, Allison, is still raising Nico. Knowing that they are away for a week’s vacation, Camilla begins to build a treehouse as a surprise for the son she’s not allowed to see. But Camilla’s regrets, grief, and lack of construction skills aren’t the only challenges she’ll face.

Delve into the mystery of the Peacock trees, feared by peasants as the source of a deadly fever. Squire Vane, a non-believer of this folklore, dares to challenge the superstition by spending a night amongst the trees. When dawn breaks, he is nowhere to be found. Has he fallen victim to the curse or is there a more sinister play at work? Could the poet, the lawyer, the woodsman or even the trees themselves be responsible for his disappearance? Join us as we unravel this enigma.