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Der Tag

J. M. Barrie

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Copyright, 1914, BY J. M. BARRIE
All rights reserved

Published December, 1914

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"DER TAG"

OR

THE TRAGIC MAN

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CHARACTERS

Emperor Chancellor Officer Spirit of Culture

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"DER TAG"

OR

THE TRAGIC MAN

 

A bare chamber lighted by a penny dip which casts shadows. On a hard chair by a table sits an Emperor in thought. To him come his Chancellor and an Officer.

Chancellor. Your Imperial Majesty——

Officer. Sire——

Emperor (the Emperor rises). Is that the paper?

(Indicating a paper in the Chancellor's hand.)

Chancellor (presentin. . . Read More

Community Reviews

A neat little play, Der Tag was interesting even if it was a propaganda piece.
With a Chancellor and an officer pressuring the Emperor to sign the declaration of war seemed eerily like the vice president and secretary of state pressuring President Bush to go to war with Iraq. The Emperor in conversat

Of the times

Of the times

A lovely short story of the German Emperor considering what he loses when he chooses to goes to war to increase Germany's territory. Quite poetic and beautiful.