The Admirable Crichton: A Comedy (Hardcover Library Edition)

The Admirable Crichton is a comic stage play written by J. M. Barrie. The comical play deals with questions of social hierarchy and sheds light on a society where rank is established by birth not by intelligence or ability. Crichton the main character is a respectful butler in the house of Lord Loam quite content with his station in life. However when he and a group of British aristocrats become stranded on a desert island a startling role reversal takes place. Less shocking now than to the theatre-going public of 1902 the themes of natural selection and a flawed class-system in The Admirable Crichton are still very relevant today.