It has been the objective of the Editor to select those plays which would emphasize definite characteristics in the development of the British drama of the nineteenth century, beginning with the pseudo-romantic, and passing through the successive periods. Moses has written very interesting introductions to each of the works. Some of the noted authors whose works are contained in this volume include: Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; Robert Browning; W S Gilbert; Alfred Tennyson; Oscar Wilde; John Galsworthy; John Masefield; William Butler Yeats; and others.