London Assurance and other Victorian Comedies (Oxford World's Classics)

London Assurance and other Victorian Comedies (Oxford World's Classics) by W. S. Gilbert. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780192832962.

This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume includes: Dion Boucicaults London Assurance, W. S. Gilberts Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lyttons Money, and Henry Jamess 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 cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.