Ghosts

A play by Henrik Ibsen, first published in 1881 and translated by William Archer. It tells of Mrs. Alving, a widow driven to revolt against the narrow conventions represented by Pastor Manders, and it sparked fierce controversy across Scandinavia and Europe.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›Scandinavian plays›Ibsen, Strindberg, and the realist stage, 1870 to 1899

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic plays›Scandinavian plays