Society & Ours & Caste & Progress & School & Birth

Six important plays written between 1865 and 1870 by one of the most successful playwrights of the age. They represent the peak of Robertson's achievements during this short but prolific period of his life and remain of enormous significance in the development of English drama in the 19th century. They are of lasting value Caste in particular still holds the stage and is the outstanding example of Robertson's innovative realism in the presentation of domestic detail. But the others would also revive well

With an Introduction by Michael R. Booth, Professor of Theatre Studies, University of Warwick