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José Echegaray: a Sketch. BY JAMES GRAHAM.
TWO WORDS BY WAY OF PROLOGUE.
PERSONS OF THE DRAMA.
ACT I.
ACT II.
ACT III.
A vivid portrait unfolds of a man whose early years were defined by precision and discipline. Born in Madrid in 1832, he excelled at the Escuela de Caminos, graduating at the top of his class and earning a reputation for meticulous obedience. Yet beneath the engineer’s methodical exterior lay a restless curiosity for the stage, nurtured by countless evenings watching dramas from the great European repertoire.
The narrative follows his quiet transformation from a celebrated civil‑engineer to an unexpected playwright. A chance encounter with his younger brother’s modest verse ignites a spark, prompting him to draft his first tragic drama—a work he later hides away, unsure of its worth. As he delves deeper into the craft, the story captures his struggle to reconcile the logical rigor of his profession with the alluring, spontaneous world of theater, hinting at the brilliance that will soon reshape Spanish drama.
Full title
The son of Don Juan an original drama in 3 acts inspired by the reading of Ibsen's work entitled 'Gengangere' an original drama in 3 acts inspired by the reading of Ibsen's work entitled 'Gengangere'
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (178K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif, ellinora, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
Dec 4, 2017
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1832–1916
A Spanish Nobel laureate who moved easily between science, politics, and the stage, he became one of the great dramatists of late 19th-century Spain. His plays are known for high emotion, moral conflict, and a flair for big theatrical moments.
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