Dramatic Works of Moliere : Rendered into English by Henri Van Laun; Illustrated with Nineteen Engravings on Steel from Paintings and Designs by Horace Vernet, Desenne, Johannot and Hersent; Complete in Six Volumes

This is a six-volume collected edition of Molière's plays in English, translated by Henri Van Laun in the nineteenth century and illustrated with steel engravings after French artists. It gathers the major comedies, such as Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Miser and The Imaginary Invalid, along with lesser-known farces and comedy-ballets. Together they show Molière's range, from broad slapstick to subtle social satire of hypocrisy, vanity and greed. The edition offers English readers a way to follow the whole of his career as a dramatist.