
Dion Boucicault, the most popular dramatist of the second half of the nineteenth century, was also one of the most prolific and representative.

Dion Boucicault, the most popular dramatist of the second half of the nineteenth century, was also one of the most prolific and representative.

Five plays by this virtuoso of the theatre have been gathered in one volume and given scholarly attention. Dion Boucicault, the most popular dramatist of the second half of the nineteenth century, was also one of the most prolific and representative. Irish in origin, he worked...