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Children of Darkness
by Edwin Justus Mayer
Synopsis
A splendidly raffish gallery of rogues inhabit Newgate Prison in the London of 1725.
Besides the conniving jailkeeper, there are his daughter, who favors the prisoners according to their money, a titled scoundrel, a poet, a whining condemned man, and a family prisoner dressed in exquisite lace.
There is savage humor in their strategems, and the whole makes a shocking picture of historical justice.
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"A distinguished and beautifully written play...Rare qualities of style, grace, wit and sardonic humor."
— New York Post
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Children of Darkness is a play written by Edwin Justus Mayer and published by Samuel French .
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