Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE IX
3. CONTENTS XIII
4. CHAPTER I. THE ENGLISH STAGE, 1620-42 1
5. CHAPTER II. BIOGRAPHY; STAGE HISTORY; CHRONOLOGY 24
6. CHAPTER III. THE GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SHIRLEY'S PLAYS 48
7. CHAPTER IV. THE STOCK INCIDENTS, CHARACTERS, ETC., OP SHIRLEY'S PLAYS 64
8. CHAPTER V. LOVE TRICKS AND THE MAID'S REVENGE 116
9. CHAPTER VI. THE TRAGEDIES 150
10. CHAPTER VII. THE TRAGICOMEDIES 190
11. CHAPTER VIII. THE ROMANTIC COMEDIES 255
12. CHAPTER IX .THE REALISTIC COMEDIES 322
13. CHAPTER X. ENTERTAINMENTS, ETC., COLLABORATED, AND DOUBTFUL PLAYS 391
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 434
15. INDEX 449