The Pillars of Society

Henrik Ibsen

⏱ 8 minDrama

A revered shipowner's fortune and spotless name rest on a buried lie — and the man who took the blame for his sin fifteen years ago has just sailed home from America. Ibsen's blazing drama of respectability, hypocrisy, and the truth that will not stay sunk.

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