{"product_id":"9781408144121","title":"London Assurance","description":"\u003cp\u003eDion Boucicault was a witty, selfish and deceitful charmer, a bigamist, a profligate spendthrift and the author of dozens of successful plays, only a handful of which endure. Among these his early comedies influenced Oscar Wilde, and his Irish melodramas Shaw, Synge, and O'Casey. \u003ci\u003eLondon Assurance\u003c\/i\u003e was his first success, a 'modern comedy' which opened at Covent Garden in 1841 and was the hit of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first fully-annotated edition of the play, and it includes an outline of the author's amazing career, an account of the play's composition, and a critical introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138154119408,"sku":"9781408144121","price":14.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408144121_p0.jpg?v=1763718505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408144121","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}