If Eugene O'Neill had written nothing else, these seven plays of the sea would have established for him the distinction of having given a new impetus to the American drama. The pulsating life they reflect so vividly, the moods and conflicts they reveal with such consummate skill are the first tokens of the genius that made O'Neill pre-eminent among the dramatists of the world. Under the general title of S. S. Glencairn, these seven one-act plays, singly and as a cycle,, are part of the permanent repertory of drama groups in all parts of the world. They were made into a notable motion picture which has had many revivals.