Restoration: A pastoral
London: Eyre Methuen, 1981. Paperback. 44p., wraps. 8.25 x 6 in. A crisp copy; Very Good. Inscribed by the author on the title page: “Edward Bond, 8 August 81.”.
Play about a cruel English nobleman who murders his wife and uses his male servant as a fall-guy; the servant’s black wife issues a direct challenge to her husband’s employer’s impunity. This version was issued to coincide with the play’s premiere on July 21, 1981, ahead of the “definitive, post-production version of the play” published in the Methuen Modern Plays series in 1982.
Cat.No: 310417
ISBN: 0413488500
Price: $30.00