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In the Shadow of the GlenJ. M. Synge

In the Shadow of the Glen

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Original author: J. M. Synge

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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.

In the Shadow of the Glen, by J. M. Synge. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #1618.

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