The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts: Play Guide and Free Edition
The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Gorky, Maksim (1868–1936). The listed translation credits are Covan, Jenny.
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts" by Maksim Gorky is a play written in 1902. Set in a squalid homeless shelter near the Volga, it portrays impoverished Russians clinging to illusions amid brutal reality. When a wandering pilgrim arrives offering hope and comforting lies, tensions escalate among the residents—including a young thief, a dying woman, and a jealous landlady. Their desperation erupts into violence, forcing each character to confront the harsh truths they've desperately avoided.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts
- Author credits: Gorky, Maksim (1868–1936)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Covan, Jenny
Catalogue subjects
- Poverty -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama
- Poverty -- Russia -- Drama
- Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama
- Russian drama -- Translations into English
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- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Category: Russian Literature
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