In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge
"In the Shadow of the Glen" by J. M. Synge is a one-act play first performed in 1903. In an isolated cottage in County Wicklow, a tramp seeking shelter discovers a young wife tending her elderly husband's corpse. But when the dead man suddenly springs to life, revealing his death as a calculated test, long-buried truths about loneliness and marriage emerge. Faced with stark choices, Nora must decide between security and freedom
in the wild Irish landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909 |
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| Title | In the Shadow of the Glen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Glen |
| Credits | Produced by Judy Boss, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ireland -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1618 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 1999 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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