The Lady from the Sea: Play Guide and Free Edition
The Lady from the Sea: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Lady from the Sea is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906). The listed translation credits are Aveling, Eleanor Marx (1855–1898).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Lady from the Sea" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1888. Ellida Wangel, daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, lives in a Norwegian fjord town with her physician husband and two stepdaughters. Haunted by the sea and a mysterious past engagement to a sailor who fled after murder, her life unravels when he returns years later to claim her. Ellida must choose between her former lover and her present husband in this psychological drama exploring freedom, obligation, and the pull of the past.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Lady from the Sea
- Author credits: Ibsen, Henrik (1828–1906)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Aveling, Eleanor Marx (1855–1898)
Catalogue subjects
- Family secrets -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- Drama
- Married people -- Drama
- Norwegian drama -- Translations into English
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- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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