Title
Emily of Emerald Hill
Year/Period
2002
Region
Singapore
Object Type
books, scripts (documents)
Material
paper (fiber product)
Technique
printing (process), signing (writing)
Dimension
Object size: 19.0 x 13.0 x 0.6 cm
Accession No.
2014-01138
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Stella Kon
NLB Type
Book
This is the 2002 edition of the play Emily of Emerald Hill. The cover image is of the mansion, Oberon, the family home of writer Stella Kon and the imagined setting for the play. Stella Kon is an award-winning Singapore playwright whose most important work was the 1983 one-woman play, Emily of Emerald Hill. She is also a descendent of two prominent Peranakan philanthropists, Tan Tock Seng and Dr Lim Boon Keng.
