Provoked Wife (New Mermaid)

New Mermaids are modernized and fully-annotated editions of classic English plays. Each volume includes:

The playtext, in modern spelling, edited to the highest bibliographical and textual standards
Textual notes recording significant changes to the copytext and variant readings
Glossing notes explaining obscure words and word-play
Critical, contextual and staging notes
Photographs of productions where applicable
A full introduction which provides a critical account of the play, the staging conventions of the time and recent stage history; discusses authorship, date, sources and the text; and gives guidance for further reading.

Edited and updated by leading scholars and printed in a clear, easy-to-use format, New Mermaids offer invaluable guidance for actor, student, and theatre-goer alike.

• The Roaring Girl (New Mermaids)
• The Country Wife (New Mermaids)
• Five Plays (Penguin Classics)
• Every Man in His Humour
• The Way of the World (Regents Restoration Drama)
• The Man of Mode: Or, Sir Fopling Flutter
• Three Restoration Comedies: The Man of Mode; The Country Wife; Love for love (English Library)