# The Scarecrow; or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous

By Percy MacKaye.

"The Scarecrow; or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous" by Percy MacKaye is a play written in 1908. Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Feathertop," it tells the story of a scarecrow brought to life by a witch and the Devil to seduce a young woman as revenge against her uncle. But the scarecrow develops genuine feelings of his own. When a magical mirror reveals his true nature, he must choose between his artificial existence and something far more meaningful. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: American drama; Witches -- Drama; Devil -- Drama; Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama; Scarecrows -- Drama

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