Best of
Drama

1929

Pather Panchali: Song of the Road


Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay - 1929
    It was followed in 1932 by a sequel Aparajito, which was later also adapted into a film of the same name by Satyajit Ray.

The Bedbug and Selected Poetry


Vladimir Mayakovsky - 1929
    Splendid translations of the poems, with the Russian on a facing page, and a fresh, colloquial version of Mayakovsky's dramatic masterpiece, The Bedbug.

The Works of Anton Checkov (100+ stories and plays with an active table of contents)


Anton Chekhov - 1929
    6, and In the Ravine.

The Romantic Ladies / The Misanthrope / Don Juan or The Feast of the Statue / Tartuffe / George Dandin / The Would-be Gentleman / The School for Wifes / The School for Wifes Critisized / The Miser: Comedies of Molière


Molière - 1929
    Contents:- The Romantic Ladies- The Misanthrope- Don Juan or The Feast of the Statue- Tartuffe- George Dandin- The Would-be Gentleman- The School for Wifes- The School for Wifes Critisized- The Miser

The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan


W.S. Gilbert - 1929
    Wildly popular when first produced, they are if anything even more popular today. The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan provides the complete text of all thirteen of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas still being performed today, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado. Each work is thoroughly annotated, with the text, including stage directions, given on the right-hand page, and the notes on the left. The annotations provide a wealth of information--everything from the identity of real-life people mentioned in the opera, to clear explanations of obscure words and phrases (such as legal terms) and other literary references, to comments from first-night critics, and much more. In addition, Bradley has written a marvelously informative introduction to the book as well as superb introductions to each piece, describing the genesis of the work, its performance history, and other fascinating tidbits. A goldmine of information, The Complete Annotated Gilbert & Sullivan will delight the hearts of Savoyards everywhere.

Plays by George Bernard Shaw


George Bernard Shaw - 1929
    Most of Shaw's early plays were either banned by the censor or refused production. With Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant he sought a reading audience. He also began the practice of writing the challenging, mocking, eloquent prefaces to his plays, which were sometimes longer than the play itself. This volume contains the Unpleasant: Widowers' Houses; The Philanderer; and Mrs. Warren's Profession.

The Plays Of Ferenc Molnar


Ferenc Molnár - 1929
    Volume One of Two. This volume contains all of the plays of Ferenc Molnar. Molnar, probably the greatest playwright to come out of Hungary was celebrated all over the world at the height of his fame in the 1920s and 30s, but is now best remembered for his play, Liliom, on which Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel is based. The Plays Included in this Volume are: The Lawyer; The Devil; Liliom; The Guardsman; The Tale of the Wolf; The White Cloud; Carnival; Fashions for Men and The Swan. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1419176730.