text: A character in this novel folds his newspaper into a beak around his nose, then jumps out from behind a tree at his grandson, who he then calls a coward.
full_question: A character in this novel folds his newspaper into a beak around his nose, then jumps out from behind a tree at his grandson, who he then calls a coward. Another of its characters finds a snake choking on a large toad and stomps them to death, while a third character imagines rhododendron forests while reading her Outline of History. One of this novel's main characters fantasizes about the farmer Rupert Haines and has an enjoyable conversation after going to the greenhouse with William Dodge. A group of people rush in carrying mirrors at the end of the central event of this novel, which consecutively depicts the Elizabethan era, the Age of Reason, and the Victorian Age, and is directed by Miss La Trobe. This novel is set at Pointz Hall, the home of the Oliver family, whose scion Giles cheats on his wife Isa with Mrs. Manresa. For 10 points, name this novel set during a pageant about the history of England, the final completed work of Virginia Woolf.
first_sentence: A character in this novel folds his newspaper into a beak around his nose, then jumps out from behind a tree at his grandson, who he then calls a coward.
raw_answer: Between the Acts