James A Herne: The Rise of Realism in the American Drama
- ISBN-10
- 0891010114
- ISBN-13
- 9780891010111
- Category
- Literary Criticism / Drama
- Pages
- 182
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1964
- Publisher
- University of Maine Press
- Authors
- Herbert Joseph Edwards, Julie Adrienne Herne
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