A Doll's House

Written by Henrik Ibsen

Narrated by LibriVox Community

A Doll's House, written two years after The Pillars of Society, was the first of Ibsen's plays to create a sensation and is now perhaps his most famous play, and required reading in many secondary schools and universities. The play was highly controversial when first published, as it is sharply critical of 19th Century marriage norms. It follows the formula of well-made play up until the final act, when it breaks convention by ending with a discussion, not an unravelling. It is often called the first true feminist play, although Ibsen denied this. From Wikipedia

Characters:
Narrator – Read by Aleithia
Nora – Read by Elizabeth Klett
Porter – Read by mb
Helmer – Read by David Muncaster
Maid – Read by Anna Simon
Mrs Linde – Read by Miranda Stinson
Krogstad – Read by Jordan Schneider
Rank – Read by Andy
Children – Read by Aleithia
Nurse – Read by Alana Jordan

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright who thrived during the late nineteenth century. He began his professional career at age 15 as a pharmacist’s apprentice. He would spend his free time writing plays, publishing his first work Catilina in 1850, followed by The Burial Mound that same year. He eventually earned a position as a theatre director and began producing his own material. Ibsen’s prolific catalogue is noted for depicting modern and real topics. His major titles include Brand, Peer Gynt and Hedda Gabler.

Reviews for A Doll's House

[Marie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

i love this play and book. This Woman awakens at last.❤❤❤

[David Lieberman · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I feel as if this play was written to capitalize off of anti-establishment sentiments, and although it does make a descent case, Nora is flawed at well. These flaws are unforgivable as it is supposed to argue her side of the relationship as being in the right.

[Alexandra Jane Welcome · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

First of all, the acting for this audiobook was atrocious.
And secondly, I hated every single character in this story. So many people say it is such a feminist play, and it is, in the worst way. Nora is such an awful person. Her husband wasn't great either but somehow just up and leaving the husband like that, and abandoning her children all to "find herself" is feminist? No, you are not a strong woman, you are a b*tch. Sorry, not sorry. Such a horrible message and waste of my time.