Mermaid Series - The Best Plays of James Shirley

The Best Plays of James Shirley

Introduction by Edmund Gosse

The Witty Fair One - The Traitor - Hyde Park - The Lady of Pleasure - The Cardinal - The Triumph of Peace

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