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The Sleeping-Car

A Farce

by William Dean Howells

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First published
1883
Pages
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Curtained berths and restless passengers turn an overnight train ride into a small theatre of embarrassment. In William Dean Howells's farce, Agnes Roberts travels on the Boston and Albany Road with her baby and Aunt Mary. Agnes worries about her brother Willis returning from California and meeting her husband Edward. Her anxious conversation carries through the car, drawing complaints and teasing replies from people who would prefer to sleep.

The comedy grows out of ordinary travel arrangements: climbing into an upper berth, keeping a baby comfortable, and finding someone behind the right curtain. Aunt Mary's practical remarks answer Agnes's stream of concerns, while unseen passengers supply an impatient chorus. Written as dialogue with stage directions, the play makes the cramped carriage central to its humor.

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William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells (1837 to 1920) was one of the most influential American men of letters of his era, an editor, critic, and prolific novelist. He championed literary realism, supported writers like Mark Twain, and used his own fiction to examine money, class, and conscience in American society.

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First published
1883
Reading time
About 35 minutes
Pages
24
Language
English
Genre
Drama
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