# The secret woman Author: Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960 Genre: Marriage -- Drama Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77979 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+secret+woman+Phillpotts&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary _A white-washed room with large, open hearth, on which a fire burns. A flight of stone steps descends into the kitchen. At back, open two windows with deep embrasures, wherein are set pots of geraniums and succulent plants. On the left there stands a tall dresser with ‘willow pattern’ and other blue and white crockery. Beside the stairs, there stands a ‘grandfather’ clock. From the ceiling suspend hams, tied up in canvas, and a few bunches of herbs in muslin bags. Upon the mantelshelf are arranged various bright canisters of tin and brass and a piece of ornamental crockery at each end. Above, against the wall, hang a gun and a whip or two on a rack, a pair of spurs, and an old powder-flas... ## Chapters - [ACT I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-secret-woman-77979/chapters/1/index.md) - [ACT III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-secret-woman-77979/chapters/3/index.md) - [ACT II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-secret-woman-77979/chapters/2/index.md) - [ACT V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-secret-woman-77979/chapters/5/index.md) - [ACT IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-secret-woman-77979/chapters/4/index.md)