This unique volume includes eight early dramas that mirror American literary; social; and cultural history: Royall Tylers The Contrast (1789); William DunlapsAndre (1798); James Nelson Barkers The Indian Princess (1808); Robert Montgomery Birds The Gladiator (1831); William Henry Smiths The Drunkard(1844); Anna Cora Mowatts Fashion (1845); George Aikens Uncle Toms Cabin(1852); and Dion Boucicaults The Octoroon (1859).For more than seventy years; Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1;700 titles; Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors; as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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