The Rugged Path & The Summit. London: Macmillan, 1942. First Edition. Pp, 238. Cloth covers lightly worn, internally good.

Presentation copy Inscribed by the Author with typed note by him tipped-in.

George Shiels (1881-1949) was one of the most popular Irish playwrights of the early 20th century. He achieved great success writing for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin where in 1940, one of his most famous works, The Rugged Path, was seen by a record 40,000 people over a three month period.