Collected Shorter Plays

All of O'Neill's themes and concerns find expression in his one-act plays. They are the dramatic equivalent of short stories. Here gathered in a single volume are nine one-act plays that span the poet's careerfrom the early sea plays to the Expressionist masterpieceThe Hairy Apeto the eerie nocturnal monologueHughie. Included in this volume:Bound East for Cardiff Fog Thirst The Long Voyage Home Ile The Moon of the Caribbees In the Zone The Hairy Ape Hughie

Eugene O’Neill (1889–1953), the father of American drama, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama four times and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936. Long Day’s Journey into Night, The Iceman Cometh, and A Touch of the Poet are among his acknowledged masterpieces.