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Ghosts

Ghosts

by Henrik Ibsen

Ghosts, is a three act play written by Henrik Johan Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright remembered as “The Father of Realism”. Apart from his magnum opus A Doll's House, his popular works include Hedda Gabbler, An Enemy of the People, and The Master Builder. Ghosts explores the 19th century morality, scripted in three acts. Helen Alving, is married to..

Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere's Fan

by Oscar Wilde

Lady Windermere's Fan is a four act comedy play, written by Oscar Wilde, an Irish Playwright remembered as the most popular dramatist of London theaters. Lady Windermere was in a dilemma to believe gossips and rumors about her husband’s fascinating relationship with Mrs. Erlynne. While checking her husband’s bank book she could understand that l..

The Tragedy of King Lear

The Tragedy of King Lear

by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of King Lear is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English playwrights who penned the most performed plays of the world such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Tempest and Othello. The Tragedy of King Lear narrates the disastrous end of King Lear and her daughters, caused by the King’s failur..

Phaedra

Phaedra

by Jean Racine

Phaedra is a tragic play originally written by Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca and this alexandrine verse is written by French dramatist Jean Racine. Phaedra narrates the unnatural desires of love and romance in the ancient Athens kingdom. King Theseus of Athens has not returned from his search to capture Persephone from the underworld. ..

The King in Yellow

The King in Yellow

by Robert W. Chambers

The King in Yellow is a collection of weird short stories written by the American writer Robert William Chambers, one of the early writers of supernatural fiction works whose writing has greatly influenced authors like H. P. Lovecraft.  Among his collection of short stories, novels and children's books notable include The Red Republic, The Mys..

The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

by Henry James

The Turn of the Screw is a ghost novel based on supernatural fiction genre written by the American author Hery James whose notable works include The Portrait of a Lady, What Maisie Knew, The Wings of the Dove, Daisy Miller, and The Ambassadors. A young woman is employed as governess for the two parentless children Miles and Flora by their uncle...

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

by Oscar Wilde

A Woman of No Importance is comedy play by the great Irish dramatist Oscar Wilde who has been remembered for his many famous plays such as The importance of being Earnest, Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband.   A Woman of No Importance has been considered as the weakest play by Oscar Wilde and has received numerous criticism. In A Woman..

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays

by Various Authors

Everyman and Other Old Religious Plays is a collection of religious plays written during 15th century.  The title play Everyman is a morality play based on the themes of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s progress.  The allegorical characters in the play are used to examine the Christian Salvation and what man has to do to attain. Set in the Roman C..