The Hangman's Daughter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798506751755)

"THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER" is a stage adaptation by Clyde James Aragon based on the novelette "The Monk And The Hangman's Daughter" by Ambrose Bierce, Gustav Danziger, and Richard Voss (1906) *SYNOPSIS: Drama. Set in 1680, on orders of their Superior, three Franciscan monks leave the monastery in Passau, Germany for the one in Berchtesgaden. The monks will first meet Benedicta, the Hangman's daughter at the opening as she is chasing vultures away from a corpse. The youngest monk, Ambrosius, will come to defend the shunned and friendless Benedicta. But the growing internal conflicts between his vows and his burgeoning love for Benedicta will lead to tragedy as he warns her of the wild youth Rochus who is also pursuing her. 23 characters: 12 men, 7 women, 4 either; two-acts - 17 acts* This play incorporates new material and a different ending than found in the original novelette.

Author: Clyde James Arag
ISBN-10: 8506751756
ISBN-13: 9798506751755
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/19/2021
Pages: 92
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d