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The Lady’s Not for Burning
play by Fry
The Lady’s Not for Burning, verse comedy in three acts by Christopher Fry, produced in 1948 and published in 1949. Known for its wry characterizations and graceful language, this lighthearted play about 15th-century England brought Fry renown. Evoking spring, it was the first in his series of four plays based on the seasons. (The others are Venus Observed [1949; autumn], The Dark Is Light Enough [1954; winter], and A Yard of Sun [1970; summer].)
The plot is set in motion by the disappearance of the town’s rag-and-bone man. After many plot twists, the missing man turns up, and those who have been arrested as murder suspects are released.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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