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The rich Irish humor and the delightful philosophy of Seumas O'Brien
are to be found in the five one-act comedies that make up this
volume just as they are ever present in his fiction. "Duty," which is
probably the best known of his dramatic work, was performed with great
success by the Irish players during their American tour in 1914. The
others are entitled "Magnanimity," "Jurisprudence," "Retribution,"
and "Matchmakers." All of them are notable for hilarious situations,
clever character drawing, and bright dialogue, some of it so delicious
as to bear comparison with the talk of Thomas Hardy's country folk.
"In Seumas O'Brien I believe that America has found a new humorist
of popular sympathies, a rare observer and philosopher whose very
absurdities have a persuasive philosophy of their own."--Edward
J. O'Brien in the Boston Transcript.