A happy afternoon looking up plays by #HenryArthurJones in the Lord Chamberlain's Plays at the British Library. It's surprisingly moving to hold the manuscript of The Silver King, Henry Arthur's first great success, and for many the pinnacle of #Victorian #melodrama.

"Crises in themselves are highly educational."

✒ #HenryArthurJones, English playwright and critic, was #BOTD 20 September 1851. #Theatre #Literature