John Galsworthy (1867-1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921) and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932.

This volume assembled 25 of his plays:

• The Silver Box
• Joy
• Strife
• The Eldest Son
• Justice
• The Little Dream
• The Pigeon
• The Fugitive
• The Mob
• A Bit o' Love
• The Foundations
• The Skin Game
• A Family Man
• Loyalties
• Windows
• The Forest
• Old English
• The Show
• Escape
• The First and the Last
• The Little Man
• Hall-Marked
• Defeat
• The Sun
• Punch and Go