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'Sunday, 28th February, Discussion Group ? We read four plays from which we intend to choose our programme for the summer and next year: ? Thread o? Scarlet? (J. J. Bell) ? A night in the sun? (Dunsany) ? The Monkey?s Paw? (W. W. Jacobs) ?The rising of the moon? ( Lady Gregory) Read ? ?The Four Georges? (W. Thackeray)'
'Thursday 9th December. ?The Castaways? ? (W.W. Jacob)'.
'17th September 1928. [...] The new piece by Maurice Rostand is getting a very favourable press and I would like to see it. It is entitled ?Napoleon IV? and is about Prince Louis-Napol?on who was killed in the Zulu war. I always remember him as the very fat man in one of mother?s picture books. When I was very young he afforded me much amusement. I have been reading Jacobs between chapters of American history. ?Deep Waters? and ?The Castaways? ?.. (W. W. Jacobs)'