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1950
THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING
Christopher Fry
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THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING

A Comedy

by Christopher Fry

Oxford University Press · 1950

Peak rank

#9

Weeks on list

13

Debuted

May 1950

Chart History

#15101519501951
dashed = off the list

13 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #9

This is a romantic comedy in three acts, set in verse. It is set in the medieval period. It is about a war-weary soldier who wants to die and a woman accused of witchcraft who wants to live.

All Appearances

16NEWMay 21, 1950wk 1
15↑1May 28, 1950wk 2
11NEWDecember 3, 1950wk 3
13↓2December 10, 1950wk 4
11NEWDecember 24, 1950wk 5
16NEWJanuary 14, 1951wk 6
13↑3January 21, 1951wk 7
9↑4January 28, 1951wk 8
13↓4February 4, 1951wk 9
14↓1February 11, 1951wk 10
14NEWFebruary 25, 1951wk 11
14—March 4, 1951wk 12

Details

Published
1950
Pages
110
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Categories
Courtship

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