The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen
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"The Lady from the Sea" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1888. Ellida Wangel, daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, lives in a Norwegian fjord town with her physician husband and two stepdaughters. Haunted by the sea and a mysterious past engagement to a sailor who fled after murder, her life unravels when he returns years later to claim her. Ellida must choose between her former lover and her present husband in
this psychological drama exploring freedom, obligation, and the pull of the past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Aveling, Eleanor Marx, 1855-1898 |
| Uniform Title | Fruen fra havet. English |
| Title | The Lady from the Sea |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_from_the_Sea |
| Credits | Produced by Martin Adamson and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Subject | Married people -- Drama |
| Subject | Family secrets -- Drama |
| Subject | Norwegian drama -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2765 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Feb 14, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 698 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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