Presentation for Dick's Standard Plays: Esmeralda; or The Deformed of Notre Dame

Dick's Standard Plays Complete Edition

The only reference I have for this version is from the Dick's Standard Plays Complete Edition. I have not seen a performance of Esmeralda, mostly because it hasn't been widely preformed in many, many decades, so this is the only thing I have to go by.

The presentation is pretty bare bones. The only art is from the cover illustration which, if a bit basic, is still well done. The formatting is a bit problematic. In order to save paper, it seems, the text is separated in two columns. It's functional, but not particularly pleasant to read. The spacing is very small and close together. This fact makes dialogue confusing to read at times. Characters names are abbreviated when they speak, but because of the small spacing

The grammar and spelling also is not very good.

The complete edition is not very well done, but, in 2015, you really have no other option. It hasn't been reprinted, there's just not the demand out there. There's not even an ebook version. This version is all there is, but the good news is is that it's free. It's archived here. 

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