Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
The Beaux Stratagem
George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Miss Julie
By August Strindberg Translated by Kenneth McLeishStrindberg's classic naturalistic play, translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar WildeOscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.
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Desire Under the Elms
A story of greed, yearning and murder with incest and infanticide, and edged with echoes of Ancient Greek tragedy within a New England farming family.
Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God BrownThe Great God Brown
A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.
Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God BrownThe Machine Wreckers
By Ernst Toller Translated by Ashley DukesA classic of German expressionism by an active revolutionary who was also an accomplished poet and playwright.
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Faust: Parts I & II
By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard BrentonA two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.
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£15.99£12.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£15.99£12.79The Way of the World
A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishAn English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£5.99£4.79Add to basketEbook£5.99£4.79The Duchess of Malfi
By John WebsterThe macabre Jacobean tragedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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An Italian Straw Hat
By Eugène Labiche Translated by Kenneth McLeishA classic 19th-century French farce, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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By Friedrich Schiller Translated by Jeremy SamsSchiller's grand historical tragedy, a battle of wits between Mary Queen of Scots and her captor, Queen Elizabeth I.
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