London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies

by W.S. Gilbert and Dion Boucicault

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This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume includes: Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.
A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays'...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0192832964

ISBN13:9780192832962

Release Date:August 2001

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:400 Pages

Weight:0.74 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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Anthologies British & Irish Comedy Drama English Literature Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Writing

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