The Enchanted Trousers. A Paly in One Act. By Gideon Ousely. Dublin: No publisher stated, [1919]. Pp 30. Publisher’s plain brown wrappers printed in black. A nice clean copy.

Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page.

A rare early play by Gogarty, under the nom de plume ‘Gideon Ousely.’ First performed at the Abbe theatre in November 1919.

A satire of officialdom and the working of the public appointments process in rural Ireland prior to independence. With an excellent association, inscribed to Gogarty’s good friend and fellow Irish writer, James Stephens.