[Gutenberg 3638] • The Devil's Disciple
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- Authors
- Shaw, Bernard
- Publisher
- Interactive Media
- Tags
- 1775-1783 -- drama , new hampshire -- history -- revolution , john , 1722-1792 -- drama , puritans -- drama , classics , burgoyne , united states -- history -- revolution
- Date
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.09 MB
- Lang
- en
Set in Colonial America during the Revolutionary era, the play tells the story of Richard Dudgeon, a local outcast and self-proclaimed Devil's disciple. In a twist characteristic of Shaw's love of paradox, Dudgeon sacrifices himself in a Christ-like gesture despite his professed Infernal allegiance.