Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. This book recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army and the common people to repair the damage caused by Caligula; his relations with the Jewish King Herod Agrippa; and his invasion of Britain.

Containing the texts of Alfred Jarry's three Ubu plays, this book also has biographical notes, an introduction by Simon Watson Taylor, and the text of Jarry's Writings on the Theatre .

This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies: Volpone , Epicene , The Alchemist , and Bartholomew Fair . The texts of the plays have been newly edited, and there is a scholarly introduction, detailed annotation and a glossary.

Lulu is the personification of the spirit of unbridled nature. Each of the first four acts of the play sees her married to a different man, each one of whom dies at the end. In the fifth act, Lulu has become a prostitute in late-Victorian London where she encounters Jack the Ripper.