Excerpt from Persephone: A Play for Schools Persephone was written for the pupils of the Rams gate County School for Girls and was not intended for publication; but, owing to the success of the performance and the many demands for Copies, it was decided to print it. The play gives for the use of schools an easily staged representation of one of the most beautiful of the mythological stories of ancient Greece, in the simplest of poetic language. That version Of the story has been taken which is best within the comprehension of children of school age, and which would consequently appeal to them the most. The dances introduced afford an opportunity for the study of Greek poses as represented on the Old vases to be found in most museums, and, combined with the correct representation, as far as possible, of the dresses of the ancient Greeks, it is hoped that the play will prove to be of some educational value as well as a means Of entertainment. The rights of acting this play, except in schools or at school entertainments, are reserved by the author. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.