I'm no scholar or expert on literature, so I'm not going to waste time on this work's merits, history, style or any other ornaments. As a casual reader, here's my opinion: loved it, would recommend!

Read within an evening, quite enjoyable. I can understand why he's not read so widely as his style is a little odd and his jokes are obviously an acquired taste, but he's entertaining just the same. A good black comedy to pass the time.

I was directed to his work by Dorothy L. Sayers, who uses excerpts from this play and another of Beddoes' called The Bride's Tragedy in her work Have His Carcase. Will be reading The Bride's Tragedy soon!