The Relapse

The Relapse * The Provoked Wife * The Confederacy * A Journey to London * The Country House These five comedies on the theme of marital disharmony by the foremost Restoration playwright John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are published in the Oxford English Drama series. The texts are freshly edited using modern spelling. There is a critical introduction, wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography which together illuminate the plays' cultural context and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike. 'The series should reshape the canon in a number of significant areas. A splendid and imaginative project.' Professor Anne Barton, Cambridge University ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Liz Burgess love addiction, her Carousel is re-ignited after lying dormant For twenty years when she meets up with an old flame Then at the age of sixty-six she ends up in a relationship with a thirty-six year old man and is devastated when he leaves her for another older woman Her Carousel starts to spin out of control when she falls in love with three different men at the same time. Will one of them win her heart? Will she be able to get off the Carousel or will it spin her into a dilemma she cant find her way out of?