The ruling class
Barnes, Peter, 1931-20042015
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Jack, a possible paranoid schizophrenic with a Messiah complex, inherits the title of the 14th Earl of Gurney after his father passes away in a bizarre accident. Singularly unsuited to a life in the upper echelons of elite society, Jack finds himself at the centre of a ruthless power struggle as his scheming family strives to uphold their reputation. Bubbling with acerbic wit and feverish energy, Olivier Award-winning and Oscar-nominated-writer Peter Barnes' razor-sharp satire combines a ferocious mix of hilarity and horror whilst mercilessly exposing the foibles of the English nobility.
Main title:
The ruling class / Peter Barnes.
Author:
Barnes, Peter, 1931-2004, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015.London : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015.
Collation:
xxiii, 109 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as part of Collected plays. London: Heinemann, 1981.
ISBN:
9781474248532 (pbk)
Dewey class:
822.914
Language:
English
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BRN:
1769335