Quality Street

Quality Street is a comedic play in four acts, written by James Matthew Barrie and first performed in 1901. The play is set in the early 19th century in the fictional town of Quality Street, and follows the story of two sisters, Phoebe and Susan, who are both in love with the same man, Valentine Brown. However, Valentine leaves to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, and when he returns, he no longer recognizes the sisters. Phoebe and Susan decide to switch identities in order to win back Valentine's affections, leading to a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken identities. The play explores themes of love, identity, and societal expectations, and is considered a classic of early 20th century British theatre.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.