Eight one-act plays

by Marshall Bruce Evoy

Publisher: J.M. Dent (Canada) in Toronto

Written in English

Published: 1966 Pages: 244 Downloads: 61

Subjects:

One-act plays,
English drama -- 20th century

Edition Notes

Bibliographical footnotes.

The Physical Object
Statement	introduction notes, and questions by Marshall Bruce Evoy ; ground plans by Bronwen Stanley Jones ; cover design by Bob Teringo.
Series	Aldine modern english series
Pagination	xx, 244 p. :
Number of Pages	244
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL23765376M

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