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Rope

A One-Room Psychological Thriller of Murder, Class Privilege, and Drawing-Room Suspense

by Patrick Hamilton ...

Patrick Hamilton's *Rope* is a taut psychological thriller and a notable experiment in theatrical suspense. Set largely in a single room during the aftermath of a murder, the play follows two privileged young men who conceal their victim's body in a chest while entertaining guests above it. Hamilton gradually transforms ordinary conversation, social ritual, and comic unease into mechanisms of ... Read more

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Patrick Hamilton's *Rope* is a taut psychological thriller and a notable experiment in theatrical suspense. Set largely in a single room during the aftermath of a murder, the play follows two privileged young men who conceal their victim's body in a chest while entertaining guests above it. Hamilton gradually transforms ordinary conversation, social ritual, and comic unease into mechanisms of
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Hangover Square

by Patrick Hamilton, J. B. Priestly ...

A pitch-black comedy set in London overshadowed by the looming threat of the Second World War, Patrick Hamilton's Hangover Square. London, 1939, and in the grimy publands of Earls Court, George Harvey Bone is pursuing a helpless infatuation. Netta is cool, contemptuous and hopelessly desirable to George. George is adrift in a drunken hell, except in his 'dead' moments, when something goes click in ... Read more

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A pitch-black comedy set in London overshadowed by the looming threat of the Second World War, Patrick Hamilton's Hangover Square. London, 1939, and in the grimy publands of Earls Court, George Harvey Bone is pursuing a helpless infatuation. Netta is cool, contemptuous and hopelessly desirable to George. George is adrift in a drunken hell, except in his 'dead' moments, when something goes click in
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Rope. Illustrated

by Patrick Hamilton ...

Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a chilling and suspenseful stage play that explores the psychology of murder, moral arrogance, and the illusion of intellectual superiority. Inspired by the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, the play centers on two young men who strangle a fellow student simply to prove their belief in their own intellectual dominance—and then host a dinner party with the victim’s body ... Read more

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Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a chilling and suspenseful stage play that explores the psychology of murder, moral arrogance, and the illusion of intellectual superiority. Inspired by the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, the play centers on two young men who strangle a fellow student simply to prove their belief in their own intellectual dominance—and then host a dinner party with the victim’s body
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The Slaves of Solitude

by Patrick Hamilton, Nicholas Wright ...

Series series NHB Modern Plays
'I don't know how I became so filled with hate. I find it shocking that I did. Somebody said to me that war affects us in all kinds of ways, and that drinking is only one of them. Perhaps hating people is another. Perhaps sex is too.'1943, Henley-on-Thames. Miss Roach is forced by the war to flee London for the Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, a place as grey and lonely as its residents. From ... Read more

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'I don't know how I became so filled with hate. I find it shocking that I did. Somebody said to me that war affects us in all kinds of ways, and that drinking is only one of them. Perhaps hating people is another. Perhaps sex is too.'1943, Henley-on-Thames. Miss Roach is forced by the war to flee London for the Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, a place as grey and lonely as its residents. From
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Hangover Square

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Dark and witty and one of Patrick Hamilton's best novels.Set against the backdrop of the days preceding Britain declaring war on Germany, George Harvey Bone, a lonely borderline alcoholic who suffers from a split personality, is obsessed with gaining the affections of Netta, a failed actress and one of George's circle of "friends" with whom he drinks. Netta is repelled by George but, being greedy ... Read more

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Dark and witty and one of Patrick Hamilton's best novels.Set against the backdrop of the days preceding Britain declaring war on Germany, George Harvey Bone, a lonely borderline alcoholic who suffers from a split personality, is obsessed with gaining the affections of Netta, a failed actress and one of George's circle of "friends" with whom he drinks. Netta is repelled by George but, being greedy
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The Gorse Trilogy

by Patrick Hamilton ...

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell ... Read more

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'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell
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George Pérez

by Patrick L. Hamilton ...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 CHARLES HATFIELD BOOK PRIZE FROM THE COMICS STUDIES SOCIETYBorn in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, artist and writer George Pérez (1954–2022) cut his teeth in the 1970s as an artist at Marvel who worked on lesser titles like The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu and Creatures on the Loose, and then mainstays like Fantastic Four and The Avengers. In the 1980s, Pérez jumped ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 CHARLES HATFIELD BOOK PRIZE FROM THE COMICS STUDIES SOCIETYBorn in the South Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, artist and writer George Pérez (1954–2022) cut his teeth in the 1970s as an artist at Marvel who worked on lesser titles like The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu and Creatures on the Loose, and then mainstays like Fantastic Four and The Avengers. In the 1980s, Pérez jumped
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Craven House

by Patrick Hamilton ...

'All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.In Craven House, among the shifting, uncertain world of the English boarding house, with its sad population of the shabby genteel on the way down - and the eternal optimists who would never get up or on - the young Patrick Hamilton, with ... Read more

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'All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.In Craven House, among the shifting, uncertain world of the English boarding house, with its sad population of the shabby genteel on the way down - and the eternal optimists who would never get up or on - the young Patrick Hamilton, with
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The Gorse Trilogy

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'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell ... Read more

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'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell
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Rope (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Claustrophobic Interwar Thriller of Dinner-Party Murder, Hidden-Body Suspense, and Moral Corruption

by Patrick Hamilton, Noelle Ardenwick ...

Patrick Hamilton's Rope is a taut theatrical study of murder, vanity, and moral derangement, cast in the elegant form of a drawing-room thriller. Set almost entirely in one room and unfolding with near-classical unity, the play converts polite conversation into an instrument of suspense. Its notorious premise—two young men conceal a corpse in a chest while entertaining guests around it—allows ... Read more

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Patrick Hamilton's Rope is a taut theatrical study of murder, vanity, and moral derangement, cast in the elegant form of a drawing-room thriller. Set almost entirely in one room and unfolding with near-classical unity, the play converts polite conversation into an instrument of suspense. Its notorious premise—two young men conceal a corpse in a chest while entertaining guests around it—allows
... Read more
Monday Morning

by Patrick Hamilton ...

'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick Hornby'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell. ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick Hornby'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.
... Read more
Twopence Coloured

by Patrick Hamilton ...

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell
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