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The Man Who Came to Dinner

by Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman · 1939

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Sheridan Whiteside, a famous lecturer, having dined at the home of small townies, slips on their icy doorstep, breaking his hip. A tumultuous six weeks of confinement in their home follow.

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adult
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short · 88 pages
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