The Children's Hour

by Lillian Hellman · first published 1934

The Children's Hour is a 1934 American play by Lillian Hellman. It is a drama set in an all-girls boarding school run by two women, Karen Wright and Martha Dobie. An angry student, Mary Tilford, runs away from the school and, to avoid being sent back, tells her grandmother that the two headmistresses are having a lesbian affair. The accusation proceeds to destroy the women's careers, relationships, and lives.

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Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (4 on Open Library)

Year page:

1934