RONALD AYLING is Professor of English at the University of Alberta. He is the editor of numerous books for Macmillan, including Sean O'Casey: A Bibliography (with Michael J. Durkan) and the forthcoming Casebook: Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars and The Shadow of a Gunman.

• List of Plates Acknowledgements Introduction Textual Note Sean O'Casey: A Chronology PART 1: THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN PART 2: JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK PART 3: THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS PART 4: THE SILVER TASSIE PART 5: RED ROSES FOR ME PART 6: COCK-A-DOODLE DANDY PART 7: THE BISHOP'S BONFIRE Notes on the Plays Select Bibliography.

RONALD AYLING is Professor of English at the University of Alberta. He is the editor of numerous books for Macmillan, including Sean O'Casey: A Bibliography (with Michael J. Durkan) and the forthcoming Casebook: Juno and the Paycock, The Plough and the Stars and The Shadow of a Gunman.

• List of Plates Acknowledgements Introduction Textual Note Sean O'Casey: A Chronology PART 1: THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN PART 2: JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK PART 3: THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS PART 4: THE SILVER TASSIE PART 5: RED ROSES FOR ME PART 6: COCK-A-DOODLE DANDY PART 7: THE BISHOP'S BONFIRE Notes on the Plays Select Bibliography.