London Assurance

Dion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure. Among these his early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O''Casey. London Assurance was his first success, a ''modern comedy'' which opened at Covent Garden in 1841 and was the hit of the season. This is the first fully-annotated edition of the play, and it includes an outline of the author''s amazing career, an account of the play''s composition, and a critical introduction.

Product details

• Authors: Dion Boucicault, Collectif
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2004
• EAN: 9780713626094
• ISBN: 978-0-7136-2609-4
• No. of pages: 137
• Series: New Mermaids; New Mermaids
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama