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Written in 30 days flat, and staged at Covent Garden in 1841 when the author was only twenty-one, "London Assurance" is regularly rediscovered for the small comedic masterpiece it is. This edition includes a full introduction, a stage history and a chronology.
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Dion Boucicault, 'the most conspicuous English dramatist of the 19th century' (New York Times), 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.
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"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece"―Sunday Times
"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece" Sunday Times
"wonderfully outrageous... bursting with elegant, biting but warm-hearted wit and revelling in its own mastery of theatrical skill... a comic masterpiece" Sunday Times
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- PublisherMethuen
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 041663320X
- ISBN 13 9780416633207
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages112
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London Assurance - The full original text adapted for the modern stage and edited by Ronald Eyre with an introduction by Peter Thomson
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Book Description 1st Edition. Very good paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 87 pages. Notes: Includes author's and editor's introductions and author's biography. Includes previous owner's inscriptions. Subjects: Theatre. Dionysus Bouricault. Drama. Genre: Theatre. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 247495
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London assurance : the full original text / Dion Boucicault; adapted for the modern stage and edited by Ronald Eyre, with an introduction by Peter Thomson
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Book Description First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Series: Methuen Theatre Classics. Physical description: xxii, 87p. ; 20cm. Subjects: English drama. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 322661
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London Assurance - The full original text adapted for the modern stage and edited by Ronald Eyre with an introduction by Peter Thomson
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London assurance : the full original text / Dion Boucicault; adapted for the modern stage and edited by Ronald Eyre, with an introduction by Peter Thomson
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