Kismet : An "Arabian night" in three acts by Edward Knoblauch
Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch (who later anglicised his name to Edward Knoblock). The title means Fate or Destiny in Turkish. The play ran for 330 performances in London and later opened in the United States. It was subsequently revived, and the story was later filmed several times and adapted for the 1953 musical. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Knoblauch, Edward, 1874-1945 |
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| Title | Kismet : An "Arabian night" in three acts |
| Original Publication | London: Methuen & Co., 1912. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet_(play) |
| Credits | Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Summary | Kismet is a three-act play written in 1911 by Edward Knoblauch (who later anglicised his name to Edward Knoblock). The title means Fate or Destiny in Turkish. The play ran for 330 performances in London and later opened in the United States. It was subsequently revived, and the story was later filmed several times and adapted for the 1953 musical. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama |
| Subject | Arabian nights -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78198 |
| Release Date | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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