http://www.vigobooks.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 06 Apr 2014 16:01:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/the-wild-duck/ http://www.vigobooks.com/classics/plays/the-wild-duck/#comments Sat, 26 May 2012 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.vigobooks.com/?p=3842 “Deprive the average human being of his life-lie, and you rob him of his happiness” is the central message of this classic play. The drama starts with the return of Gregers Werle to his father’s home where, fuelled by idealism, he sets out to reveal the secrets and lies that hold his family together with tragic results.

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