London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies

by W.S. Gilbert and Dion Boucicault

Book Overview

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"