London assurance and other Victorian comedies
By: edited by Klaus Stierstorfer.
Contributors: Stierstorfer, Klaus.
Series: Oxford English drama; Oxford world's classics; Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
Subjects: English drama -- 19th century.; English drama (Comedy)
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. liii-lv).
Table of contents: title: Money / Edward Bulwer-Lytton; title: London assurance / Dion Boucicault; title: Engaged / W.S. Gilbert; title: The high bid / Henry James.