# Pillars of Society

By Henrik Ibsen.

"Pillars of Society" by Henrik Ibsen is a play written in 1877. Karsten Bernick is a respected businessman in a Norwegian coastal town, but his carefully constructed reputation faces collapse when figures from his past return after fifteen years. They know the truth about a scandal he allowed another man to take the blame for. Desperate to protect his secrets and social standing, Bernick makes increasingly dangerous choices that threaten both his family and his soul. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: R. Farquharson Sharp
- Subjects: Norwegian drama -- Translations into English; Businessmen -- Drama; Hypocrisy -- Drama; Norway -- Drama

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