This is a captivating collection of plays by the famous English novelist and playwright John Galsworthy. It includes 'The Silver Box,' in which the disappearance of a cigarette box leads to a comparison of the behavior of the son of a prosperous politician with that of an unemployed man, revealing the attitudes of different social classes. The collection features 'Strife,' a story of a prolonged unofficial strike at a factory. When the trade union and company directors try to settle the affair, causing trouble among the workers' families, there is a conflict between the company chairman and the leader of the strike. The volume also presents the story of "Joy" brought up by her great-uncles as she anxiously expects the reunion with her mother.