The fabulously successful musical plays of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II — Oklahoma!, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, and Me and Juliet — are a treasured part of everyone's life. These great plays and their unforgettable music have probably brought more excitement and delight to people around the world than have any others in our time.  Always tastefully rich in originality and showmanship, these musical comedies by Rodgers and Hammerstein are loved for their enduring enchantment. No one, whether he has seen these plays performed or not, will want to deprive himself of the pleasure of reading these works at his leisure again and again.