Plays, Vol 1:1728-1731

This is the first of three volumes of plays by Henry Fielding, whose vibrant early career in theatre has been overshadowed by his later fame as the author of novels like Tom Jones. This edition makes his plays, and his rich gift for theatrical comedy, accessible for the first time in modern form.

Includes: Love in Several Masques, The Temple Beau, The Author's Farce, Tom Thumb, Rape upon Rape (The Coffee-House Politician), The Tragedy of Tragedies, The Letter-Writers.