The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts by Maksim Gorky
"The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts" by Maksim Gorky is a play written in 1902. Set in a squalid homeless shelter near the Volga, it portrays impoverished Russians clinging to illusions amid brutal reality. When a wandering pilgrim arrives offering hope and comforting lies, tensions escalate among the residents—including a young thief, a dying woman, and a jealous landlady. Their desperation erupts into violence, forcing each character to confront the
harsh truths they've desperately avoided. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Gorky, Maksim, 1868-1936 |
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| Editor | Sayler, Oliver M., 1887-1958 |
| Translator | Covan, Jenny |
| Uniform Title | Na dne. English |
| Title | The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lower_Depths |
| Credits |
Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet Archive and the University of Connecticut. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian drama -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama |
| Subject | Poverty -- Russia -- Drama |
| Subject | Poverty -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 52468 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1144 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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