Hobson's Choice

Hobson's Choice is a play written by Harold Brighouse, first performed in 1916. The story is set in 1880s Salford, a working-class area of Manchester, England, and follows the life of Henry Hobson, a widowed bootmaker and his three daughters, Maggie, Alice, and Vicky. Maggie, the eldest daughter, is strong-willed and independent, and she takes over the family business when her father becomes too drunk to run it. She also sets her sights on marrying Willie Mossop, a shy and uneducated bootmaker who works for her father. Despite the objections of her father and sisters, Maggie succeeds in both her business and personal goals, and the play ends with her triumphant success. Hobson's Choice is a classic play that explores themes of gender, class, and ambition, and has been adapted into several films and stage productions since its original publication.TUBBY (cutting bread). Every way you look at it. Mr. Hobson's not his own old self, and the shop's not its own old self, and look at me. Now I ask you, Mr. Heeler, man to man, is this work for a foreman shoe hand? Cooking and laying tables and....This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.