Ebook: John Bull's Other Island [with Biographical Introduction]

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland. The play deals with Larry Doyle, from Ireland, and Tom Broadbent, an Englishman. They are civil engineers who run a firm in London. They go to Roscullen, where Doyle was born, to develop some land. Doyle has no illusions about Ireland while Broadbent is taken with the romance of the place. Broadbent, a lively man who is not always aware of the impression he makes, becomes a favourite of the people. Before the play is over, it is clear he will marry Nora Reilly, the woman waiting for Doyle (who is more than happy to let her go) and become the area's candidate for Parliament (after Doyle refuses to stand).