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The Bending of the Bough (1900) is George Moore’s third published play. Written for the Irish Literary Theatre with William Butler Yeats and Edward Martyn, it was adapted from Martyn’s manuscript play The Tale of a Town. Martyn published his version in The Tale of a Town and An Enchanted Sea (1902).

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Sections

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Characters and Preface

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Act 1

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Act 2

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Act 3

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Act 4

1900-02-21 — The Bending of the Bough — Act 5

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The Bending of the Bough AI

The Bending of the Bough (AI) is a PDF of the first edition that may be uploaded to AI applications such as Notebook LM for guided analysis and interpretation.