This vintage hardcover book titled "Three Plays" by Henrik Ibsen includes the classic Norwegian dramas "An Enemy of the People," "The Wild Duck," and "Hedda Gabler." Translated by William Archer, this collector's edition features leather-bound pages with gold gilding, moire fabric endsheets, and a hubbed spine. Published by The Easton Press in 1979, this edition embodies literary movements such as Expressionism, Enlightenment, Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism. With 325 pages of societal, modernist, and tragic comedy, this timeless piece of classic literature is a must-have for any book collector.
There are some minor scratches, scuffs, marks and dings to the corners and edges as shown in the images. There is no pages written on, folded, ripped or torn.
An Enemy of the People
- The Plot: Dr. Thomas Stockmann discovers that the medicinal baths powering his town's tourist economy are dangerously contaminated.
The Wild Duck
- The Plot: An idealistic young man returns home obsessed with exposing the deep-seated secrets and illusions holding a family together.
Hedda Gabler
- The Plot: Newly married and deeply bored by her mundane life, the aristocratic Hedda Gabler seeks excitement by manipulating those around her.
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