This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. In this play, the mysterious Inspector Goole interrupts an engagement party at the home of the prosperous Birling family with the news that a young woman has died at the local infirmary after swallowing disinfectant. Which of them was responsible for the death of Eva Smith?