# "This was a man"

Author: Coward, Noël, 1899-1973

Genre: Category: Plays/Films/Dramas

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75864

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=%22This+was+a+man%22+Coward&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

[_When the curtain rises it is about 2.30 a.m. There is a faint glow from the fireplace on the left; a table stands more or less C., upon which is a reading lamp illumining a decanter of whisky, some siphons, a plate of biscuits and another of sandwiches, and two or three glasses; there are also a box of cigarettes and matches. The rest of the room is in comparative darkness. There is the sound of a taxi drawing up in the street, then after a suitable pause the noise of the front door being opened. CAROL CHURT enters, followed by HARRY CHALLONER. They are both in evening dress. CAROL is lovely and exquisitely gowned; her vivid personality is composed of a minimum of intellect and a maximu...

## Chapters

- [SCENE II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/this-was-a-man-75864/chapters/3/index.md)
- [ACT III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/this-was-a-man-75864/chapters/5/index.md)
- [ACT II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/this-was-a-man-75864/chapters/4/index.md)
- [SCENE I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/this-was-a-man-75864/chapters/2/index.md)
- [ACT III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/this-was-a-man-75864/chapters/1/index.md)