Icebound: A Play by Owen Davis
"Icebound: A Play by Owen Davis" is a drama written in 1923 that won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Set on a Maine farm, the play follows the Jordan family as they gather for the reading of their matriarch's will. When the estate unexpectedly passes to a distant cousin, Jane Crosby, family tensions rise. Jane must navigate her new responsibilities, including helping the family's troubled young son Ben, who fled after accidentally
burning a neighbor's farm. This grim portrayal of New England life explores family loyalty, redemption, and unexpected inheritance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Davis, Owen, 1874-1956 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 23010497 |
| Title | Icebound: A Play |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebound_(play) |
| Credits |
Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 94.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American drama -- 20th century |
| Subject | Inheritance and succession -- Drama |
| Subject | Farm life -- Drama |
| Subject | Maine -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59777 |
| Release Date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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