The Browning Version (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Terence Rattigan
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Problem
- Time of Work: The first half of the twentieth century
- Setting: A public school in the south of England
- Principal Characters: John Taplow, Frank Hunter, Andrew Crocker-Harris, Millie Crocker-Harris, Dr. Frobisher, Peter Gilbert, Mrs. Gilbert
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Self-discovery, Marriage, 1940’s, Schools or school life, England or English people, Adultery, Retirement, Aging, Private schools
- Locales: Brooklyn, NY
The Story:
John Taplow, who was about sixteen years old and in the lower fifth form of an English public school, appeared at the flat of Andrew Crocker-Harris for an end-of-term tutorial in the hope of being advanced to the upper fifth. Seeing a box of chocolates, he helped himself to two pieces, ate one, and then, either out of conscience or fear of being caught, replaced the other.
Shortly thereafter, Frank Hunter arrived, and in the course of the conversation between the two it became clear that Crocker-Harris was retiring because of ill health. Known for his strict...
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