At his little bronze altar to the Lares and Penates, the Roman Crassus mourns that his offerings no longer burn and that Adela, who once danced at his hearth, has slipped away to the wild woods. His encounter with the scornful Alicia turns into a sparring match of rhymed verse on love, vanity and who truly rules the household.
A brief, witty verse play that shows Crowley’s literary side, for collectors of curious Edwardian drama. Download the free EPUB.