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In the Shadow of the Glen

by J. M. Synge (1871–1909)

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"In the Shadow of the Glen" by J. M. Synge is a one-act play first performed in 1903. In an isolated cottage in County Wicklow, a tramp seeking shelter discovers a young wife tending her elderly husband's corpse. But when the dead man suddenly springs to life, revealing his death as a calculated test, long-buried truths about loneliness and marriage emerge. Faced with stark choices, Nora must decide between security and freedom in the wild Irish landscape.

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE GLEN

A PLAY IN ONE ACT

By J. M. Synge

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This free edition of In the Shadow of the Glen by J. M. Synge comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #1618, released 1999-01-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Plays/Films/Dramas, British Literature.

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