Nicoll's History tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The theatre; 2. The dramatic conditions of the age; 3. The illegitimate drama; 4. The legitimate drama; 5. The stillborn drama; 6. Conclusion; Appendix; Hand list of plays produced between 1800 and 1850; Supplementary notes; Index of persons and subjects.