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Title: The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen

Note: Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Note: Based on Gerald Griffin's novel, "The collegians".

Credits: Produced by Henry Flower 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.)

Summary: "The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen" by Dion Boucicault and Gerald Griffin is a domestic drama written in the mid-19th century. The play follows the complex relationships and moral dilemmas surrounding Hardress Cregan, who is torn between his love for Eily O’Connor, a peasant girl known as the Colleen Bawn, and the pressure from his family to marry Anne Chute, a wealthy heiress. This narrative explores themes of love, social class, and the consequences of one's choices. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Hardress Cregan, who is preparing to meet Eily O’Connor as he confides in his companion Danny about his feelings for her. Eily's unwavering love for Hardress is contrasted with the societal expectations and obligations he faces, especially from his mother, who wishes him to marry Anne Chute for financial stability. Tensions quickly escalate when Hardress’s secret marriage to Eily creates internal conflict, and when Corrigan, the family's agent, seeks to expose this secret for his gain, the stakes rise dramatically. The opening sets up a web of relationships that foreshadow dire consequences as love clashes with duty and honor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890

Author: Griffin, Gerald, 1803-1840

EBook No.: 52924

Published: Aug 29, 2016

Downloads: 174

Language: English

Subject: Irish drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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Title: The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen

Note: Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Note: Based on Gerald Griffin's novel, "The collegians".

Credits: Produced by Henry Flower 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.)

Summary: "The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen" by Dion Boucicault and Gerald Griffin is a domestic drama written in the mid-19th century. The play follows the complex relationships and moral dilemmas surrounding Hardress Cregan, who is torn between his love for Eily O’Connor, a peasant girl known as the Colleen Bawn, and the pressure from his family to marry Anne Chute, a wealthy heiress. This narrative explores themes of love, social class, and the consequences of one's choices. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Hardress Cregan, who is preparing to meet Eily O’Connor as he confides in his companion Danny about his feelings for her. Eily's unwavering love for Hardress is contrasted with the societal expectations and obligations he faces, especially from his mother, who wishes him to marry Anne Chute for financial stability. Tensions quickly escalate when Hardress’s secret marriage to Eily creates internal conflict, and when Corrigan, the family's agent, seeks to expose this secret for his gain, the stakes rise dramatically. The opening sets up a web of relationships that foreshadow dire consequences as love clashes with duty and honor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890

Author: Griffin, Gerald, 1803-1840

EBook No.: 52924

Published: Aug 29, 2016

Downloads: 174

Language: English

Subject: Irish drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.