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A passionate struggle against dishonour and deceitHaving secretly borrowed money, in dubious circumstances, tofinance the trip abroad which saved her husband's life, Nora Helmeris being blackmailed, she must dissuade her husband from sacking thecorrupt money-lender Krogstad, or he will reveal his past associationswith Helmer, ruining both his reputation and his career. Terrified anddesperate, Nora readies herself for Helmer's discovery of the truth.Ibsen's masterly handling of the highly-charged situations in A Doll'sHouse is also displayed in the two other plays in this volume -TheLady from the Sea, centred on a married woman's infatuation with amysterious stranger, and The Wild Duck, a compelling plea forcompromise in all things.A unique edition, including introduction and chronologyof Ibsen's life and times