"Four Short Plays" by John Galsworthy John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. This book is a collection of four of his beloved plays. The collection contains Hall-marked, Defeat, The Sun, Punch And Go, all of which capture the essence of Galsworthy's wit. Each play is short, meant to be performed as a quick show, which helps the stories flow quickly and allows them to come to life even on the page.