By the author of
“The Whale and the Grasshopper and Other Fables”
DUTY, and Other Irish Comedies
By SEUMAS O’BRIEN
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The rich Irish humor and the delightful philosophy of Seumas O’Brien are to be found in the five one-act comedies that make up this volume just as they are ever present in his fiction. “Duty,” which is probably the best known of his dramatic work, was performed with great success by the Irish players during their American tour in 1914. The others are entitled “Magnanimity,” “Jurisprudence,” “Retribution,” and “Matchmakers.” All of them are notable for hilarious situations, clever character drawing, and bright dialogue, some of it so delicious as to bear comparison with the talk of Thomas Hardy’s country folk.
“In Seumas O’Brien I believe that America has found a new humorist of popular sympathies, a rare observer and philosopher whose very absurdities have a persuasive philosophy of their own.”—Edward J. O’Brien in the Boston Transcript.
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