
Transcriber’s Note:
This volume brings together two of the most influential dramas in modern theatre, presented with careful scholarly framing. Detailed introductions set the scene, explaining how personal encounters and social currents inspired the playwright’s bold examination of marriage, morality, and hidden legacies. The edition’s footnotes and correction links let listeners explore original phrasing and textual nuances without interrupting the flow of the performance.
Listening to these works, you’ll hear a housewife’s quiet rebellion and a family’s unsettling revelations, each unfolding within the first act’s tightly wound tension. The dialogue crackles with wit and urgency, while the surrounding commentary helps you grasp the historical weight behind the characters’ choices. Together, they offer a vivid portrait of 19th‑century society that still resonates, inviting you to reflect on the personal costs of conformity and the courage it takes to confront long‑buried truths.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (286K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1907, pubdate 1910.
Credits
Emmanuel Ackerman, Sigal Alon, KD Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
Apr 16, 2023
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1828–1906
A pioneering Norwegian playwright, Henrik Ibsen transformed the modern stage with sharp, psychologically rich dramas about family, freedom, morality, and social pressure. His enduring works include A Doll’s House, Hedda Gabler, Peer Gynt, and An Enemy of the People.
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