Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts: Play Guide and Free Edition

Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906). The listed translation credits are Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) (1864–1945).

Catalogue synopsis

Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:

"Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1881. Mrs. Alving prepares to dedicate an orphanage in memory of her late husband, concealing his scandalous past. When her son Oswald returns home, devastating secrets emerge about inheritance, forbidden love, and the consequences of upholding society's moral code. The play's frank treatment of taboo subjects sparked immediate controversy, yet it became recognized as a groundbreaking work that questioned whether following conventional morality leads to tragedy.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Ghosts: A Domestic Tragedy in Three Acts
• Author credits: Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906)
• Catalogue language: English
• Translator credits: Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) (1864–1945)

Catalogue subjects

• Europe -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama
• Families -- Drama
• Mothers and sons -- Drama
• Norwegian drama -- Translations into English
• Tragedies (Drama)

Gutenberg collections

• Category: Plays/Films/Dramas

Read this edition

• Read the text in a browser
• EPUB ebook
• Plain-text edition

View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.

Source notes

Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.