Buy this book on-line Perry, John : James A. Herne: The American IbsenNelson-Hall Company, Chicago, 1978
B&W Illustrations Title page is rubber-stamped "REVIEW COPY" in 1/2 inch high letters, front edges foxed James A. Herne (1839-1901) was an American playwright, actor, and theater manager. He is best known for two plays that were well in advance of their time in their realistic treatment of serious social problems. Drifting Apart (1888) probes the consequences of man's slavery to drink. Margaret Fleming (1890) is an outspoken treatment of an unfaithful husband and his forgiving wife. The plays were praised by such literary figures as William Dean Howells and Hamlin Garland, but they shocked the theater public of the day, Very Good in Very Good DJ, 8vo Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Perry, John : James A. Herne: The American Ibsen. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, antiquarian books, rare books, incunabula and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |