Books with author Joe Morton

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This volume contains every play written by Joe Orton, who emerged in the 1960s as the most talented comic playwright in recent English history. Orton, who was murdered in 1967 at the age of thirty-four, was considered the direct successor to Wilde, Shaw, and Coward.Includes:The Ruffian on the StairEntertaining Mr. SloaneThe Good and Faithful ServantLootThe Erpingham CampFuneral GamesWhat the Butler Saw

"Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph)The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary, instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play is regularly produced, read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Orton's final play."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

As a follower of Glacia, the goddess of ice Xander should have been one of the most powerful people in the world. But instead, he might be the very weakest. At the cusp of adulthood, the most basic of spells has proven too taxing for him to muster. Now, he is an outcast, his own people believing him to be cursed. The Isle of Glacia's denial may soon prove to be the greatest blessing of all.Xander's fate is forever changed when visited by a stranger, a girl with flaming scarlet hair, professing to be Strelitzia, the crowned princess of the kingdom of Pyros and one of the prophesied nine Disciples-beings with power paralleling that of the gods themselves... And that Xander is one of them as well. The nine are destined to save the world of Ubiaxus from the Umbrans, the followers of the goddess of darkness, who wish to plunge the world into everlasting night.Join Xander as he embarks on a quest to find the remaining Disciples and save Ubiaxus, all while mastering the arcane power that lies dormant within him.(Contains a sneak peak of "The Queen of Ubiaxus," the book's sequel.)

"Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary, instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play is regularly produced, read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Orton's final play."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

As a follower of Glacia, the goddess of ice Xander should have been one of the most powerful people in the world. But instead, he might be the very weakest. At the cusp of adulthood, the most basic of spells has proven too taxing for him to muster. Now, he is an outcast, his own people believing him to be cursed. The Isle of Glacia's denial may soon prove to be the greatest blessing of all.Xander's fate is forever changed when visited by a stranger, a girl with flaming scarlet hair, professing to be Strelitzia, the crowned princess of the kingdom of Pyros and one of the prophesied nine Disciples-beings with power paralleling that of the gods themselves... And that Xander is one of them as well. The nine are destined to save the world of Ubiaxus from the Umbrans, the followers of the goddess of darkness, who wish to plunge the world into everlasting night.Join Xander as he embarks on a quest to find the remaining Disciples and save Ubiaxus, all while mastering the arcane power that lies dormant within him.

"Joe Orton's last play, What the Butler Saw, will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature" (Sunday Telegraph) The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity, from the moment when Dr Prentice, a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary, instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns, mishaps and changes of fortune, coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, Orton's play is regularly produced, read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Orton's final play."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)

As a follower of Glacia, the goddess of ice, Xander should have been one of the most powerful people in the world. But instead, he might be the very weakest. At the cusp of adulthood, the most basic of spells has proven too taxing for him to muster. Now, he is an outcast, his own people believing him to be cursed. However, the Isle of Glacia's denial may soon prove to be the greatest blessing of all. Xander's fate is forever changed when visited by a stranger, a girl with flaming scarlet hair, professing to be Strelitzia, the crowned princess of the kingdom of Pyros and one of the prophesied nine Disciples-beings with power paralleling that of the gods themselves... And that Xander is one of them as well. The nine are destined to save the world of Ubiaxus from the Umbrans, the followers of the goddess of darkness, who wish to plunge the world into everlasting night. Join Xander as he embarks on a quest to find the remaining Disciples and save Ubiaxus, all while mastering the arcane power that lies dormant within him.

This book features original work written by teens and compiled by 8th-grade teacher Josh Morton. These stories are driven by a variety of topics, which range from dysfunctional upbringing, individuality, poverty, death, faith, divorce and absentia, negative influences, insecurity, and self-image.About the AuthorJosh Morton is an 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Cedar Heights Middle School in Port Orchard, Washington. A native of Walla Walla, Josh earned his Bachelor's degree in journalism at Washington State University in 1998. He worked as a sports writer for five years at the Port Orchard Independent. He switched his career to teaching in 2003 and hasn't looked back, pledging to help students see their potential and learn about the world. Josh is a proud father of four children, Riley (23), Tyler (22), Madison (19), and Alex (12) and resides in Port Orchard with his wife, Kolleen. Voices Within a Teenage Mind is Josh's first published work.About the IllustratorShelly Kay is a self-taught Photographer/Artist based in Manhattan. Kay takes daily inspiration from the city she loves. Her work has been described by many as introspective, controversial, vulnerable & as diverse as the city she lives in. Her style has been said to be utterly distinctive; an artist who presents a tapestry of what real life is like in one of the most famous cities in the world, while still somehow managing to bare her heart & soul through the lens.