THE PENGUIN BOOK OF MODERN CANADIAN DRAMA. Edited by Richard Plant. Markham (Ont.), Penguin Books, c1984. 904pp, paper, $14.95, ISBN 0-14-048188-5. CIP Grades 12 and up Reviewed by Pat Bolger Volume 13 Number 2 1985 March Coulter's "Riel," Ryga's "Indian," Herbert's "Fortune and Men's Eyes," Fruet's "Wedding in White," Freeman's "Creeps," French's "Of the Fields Lately," Reaney's "Handcuffs" (the third play in the Donnelly trilogy) and Pollock's "Blood Relations" are all familiar to those who have taken an interest in Canadian drama over the last twenty-five or thirty years. Reading them through as a group provides the pleasure of recognition and, also, proof that they form a solid body of work. All of them stand the passage of time very well, with the possible exception of "Creeps," which now seems to be trying very hard to shock its audience. The four plays which complete the collection are all new: Margaret Hollingsworth's portrayal of war brides in Canada, "Ever Loving," Alan Stratton's "Rexy" (senior students of Canadian history would enjoy this quirky look at MacKenzie King and the conscription crisis), Gwen Pharis Ringwood's one-act "Garage Sale," and George F. Walker's "The Art of War." The print is large and clear, the binding seems sturdy, and the inner margins are sufficiently deep for binding purposes, where that is preferred. Highly recommended for public and high school libraries, where it will be a major resource for Canadian drama courses. Pat Bolger, Renfrew C.I., Renfrew, Ont.