Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 58 Colum, Padraic 1881 1972 Collumb, Patrick Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry Reading ease score: 95.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. The Fiddler's House The Land Thomas Muskerry. Produced by Distributed Proofreaders "Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry" by Padraic Colum is a collection of three plays written in the early 20th century during the emergence of the Irish National Theatre. The plays explore themes of identity, land ownership, family, and the struggles between tradition and modernity, reflecting the socio-political realities of Ireland at that time. The opening of "The Fiddler's House" introduces the characters Conn Hourican, a proud but troubled fiddler, and his two daughters, Maire and Anne, as they navigate their daily lives in rural Ireland. Conn grapples with his artistic aspirations and the responsibilities of fatherhood, while Maire and Anne express their complex feelings about love and familial duties. The struggles of the Hourican family highlight the conflict between individual desires and communal expectations, as Conn's longing for creative freedom clashes with his daughters' needs for stability and belonging. Through their interactions, themes of yearning, loyalty, and the longing for a deeper connection to heritage emerge, setting the stage for the unfolding drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Irish drama -- 20th century PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 316617 316547 2024-10-05T14:51:41.110486 2023-10-05T13:34:46.513791 text/html text/html 316610 316540 2024-10-05T14:51:41.447476 2023-10-05T13:34:46.754786 text/html text/html 181904 2024-10-05T14:51:52.089424 application/epub+zip 185298 2024-10-05T14:51:45.233473 application/epub+zip 166152 2024-10-05T14:51:43.777471 application/epub+zip 441276 2024-10-05T14:51:56.131399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404270 2024-10-05T14:51:51.012470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256692 2022-09-06T17:35:09.753219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240888 240869 2024-10-05T14:51:40.617635 2023-10-05T13:34:46.139771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242095 2020-12-26T05:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81809 2020-12-26T05:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18997 2024-10-05T14:51:56.266392 application/rdf+xml 22415 2024-10-05T14:51:44.336475 image/jpeg 4805 2024-10-05T14:51:44.049474 image/jpeg 178842 2024-10-05T14:51:41.470498 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia