A New Way To Pay Old Debts

A New Way to Pay Old Debts (c. 1625, printed 1633) is a play of English Renaissance drama, the most popular drama of Philip Massinger. Its central chararacter, Sir Giles Overreach, became one of the more popular villains on English and American stages through the 19th century.

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