An edition of Burning Bright (1950)

Burning Bright

by John Steinbeck

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An edition of Burning Bright (1950)

Burning Bright

by John Steinbeck

★★★ ★ 3.5 (2 ratings)
14 Want to read
2 Currently reading
3 Have read

A short novel written in an experimental blend of play and novel. The story is a simple morality play set in a circus. When an ageing man’s young wife suspects that her husband is sterile she decides to seduce his young assistant solely to become pregnant, wanting to give her husband the child he craves. When the husband discovers the truth he must come to terms with his pride.

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1970

Publisher

Pan Books

Language

English

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01 Burning Bright Feb 01, 2016, Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing audio cd 1664617159 9781664617155	zzzz Locate
02 Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form (Penguin Classics) November 28, 2006, Penguin Classics in English 014303944X 9780143039440	zzzz Locate
03 Burning bright: a play in story form 2006, Penguin Books in English 014303944X 9780143039440	zzzz Locate
04 Burning Bright July 2003, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media Turtleback in English 0606286381 9780606286381	zzzz Locate
05 Burning Bright 2002, Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated in English 0822215985 9780822215981	zzzz Locate
06 Burning Bright (Penguin Modern Classics) January 18, 2001, Penguin Books Ltd 0141186062 9780141186061	zzzz Locate
07 Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form 2001, Penguin Books, Limited in English 0141922982 9780141922980	zzzz Locate
08 Burning bright: a play in story form 1995, Mandarin in English 0749317752 9780749317751	zzzz Locate
09 Burning Bright (Mandarin Classic) December 11, 1995, Methuen Publishing Ltd Unknown Binding 0749317752 9780749317751	zzzz Locate
10 Burning bright: a play in story form 1994, Penguin Books in English 0140187421 9780140187427	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
11 Burning Bright May 1994, Tandem Library School & Library Binding in English 0613708342 9780613708340	zzzz Locate
12 Burning Bright July 4, 1991, Mandarin Paperback - New Ed edition 0749303980 9780749303983	zzzz Locate
13 Burning bright: a play in story form 1991, Mandarin in English 0749303980 9780749303983	zzzz Locate
14 Burning bright: a play in story form 1986, Penguin Books in English 0140049991 9780140049992	zzzz Locate
15 Burning bright: a play in storyform 1986, Penguin Books in English 0140049991 9780140049992	zzzz Locate
16 Die wilde Flamme: eine Schauspiel-Novelle 1986, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag in German 3423105216 9783423105217	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
17 Burning bright: a play in story form 1979, Penguin Books in English 0140049991 9780140049992	zzzz Locate
18 Burning Bright 1970, Pan Books Paperback in English 0330026038 9780330026031	aaaa Borrow Listen Locate
19 Burning bright: a play in story form. 1970, Bantam Books in English	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
20 Burning Bright 1970-01-01, Bantam Books	zzzz Locate
21 Burning bright: a play in story form 1970, Heinemann	zzzz Locate
22 Burning bright: a play in story form. 1967, Heinemann in English	zzzz Locate
23 Burning Bright 1962-01-01, Bantam Books, Inc.	zzzz Locate
24 Burning Bright 1962-01-01, Bantam Press	zzzz Locate
25 Burning Bright 1962, Bantam Press	zzzz Locate
26 Die wilde Falmme: eine schauspiel Novelle 1960, Diana Verlag in German	zzzz Locate
27 Ātesh-e derakhshān 1954, Bongāh-e Matbūʻātī-ye Moravvej in Undetermined	zzzz Locate
28 Die wilde Flamme: eine Schauspiel-Novelle 1952, Humanitas in German	zzzz Locate
29 Burning bright: a play in story form 1951, Heinemann in English 0434740144 9780434740147	zzzz Locate
30 Burning bright: play in three acts. 1951, Dramatists Play Service in English - Acting ed.	zzzz Locate
31 Livsflammen 1951, Gyldendal in Danish	zzzz Locate
32 Burning bright. 1951 in English	zzzz Locate
33 Burning bright: a play in a story form. 1951, Heinemann in English	zzzz Locate
34 En son bliver oss given: pjäs i berättelseform 1951, A. Bonnier in Swedish	zzzz Locate
35 Burning bright: a play in story form. 1950-11, Viking Press in English	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
36 Burning Bright January 1, 1950, Viking Adult Hardcover 0670196169 9780670196166	zzzz Locate
37 Burning Bright 1950, Bantam Books, Inc. in English	cccc Borrow Listen Locate
38 Burning Bright: A Play in Story Form 1950-01-01, Viking Press	zzzz Locate
39 Alev Publish date unknown, Bilgi Yayinevi in English	zzzz Locate
40 Burning Bright: a play in story form. Publish date unknown, Heinemann in English	zzzz Locate