num_pages: 400
description: This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume 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 withmarriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.
language: English
title: London Assurance and other Victorian Comedies
titlecomplete: London Assurance and other Victorian Comedies (Oxford World's Classics)
genres: British Literature
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Oxford University Press