Hobson's Choice: A Lancashire Comedy in Four Acts

Hobson's Choice is a play by Harold Brighouse, first published in 1916, set in 1880s Lancashire. It follows Maggie Hobson, the determined eldest daughter of a boot shop owner, as she challenges her father's control over her life and seeks to marry Will Mossop, a skilled but timid bootmaker. The play addresses themes of social class, family dynamics, and women's independence, highlighting Maggie's struggle against patriarchal constraints and her efforts to assert her own identity and choices in a changing society.