It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the story of Vera Zasulich. Time, 1795. Prince Petrovitch. Publication date 1902 Publisher [S.l. Michael (a Peasant). Vera; Or, the Nihilists Femme Fatale Theater's all-male company revives Oscar Wilde's first play after a 131-year absence from New York City. [(Serves them food.)] Sampling Declaration. What are you? Vera or the Nihilists (1880) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: The Duchess of Padua (1883) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: Salomé (1891) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: Lady Windermere's Fan (1893) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: An Ideal Husband (1893) Hardcover Paperback Kindle: A Woman of No Importance (1894) Hardcover Paperback Kindle All the editorial text with the corrections of the editor has been retained. Vera; or, The Nihilists is the first play written by Oscar Wilde. Scene, Russia. Vera, or, The nihilists : a drama in a prologue and four acts by Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900. It was produced in the United Kingdom in 1880, and in New York in 1882, but folded after only a week. CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts. ONE OF THE SOLDIERS: Let the wench be, if she pays us. If the Colonel sees you, you may have to come with us, my pretty one. Vera Sabouroff (his Daughter). Prince Paul Maraloffski (Prime Minister of Russia). A PRISONER: Nihilists. Download Vera or, The Nihilists free in PDF & EPUB format. It is the drama of a Russia peasant girl who joins a cadre of revolutionaries. PERSONS IN THE PROLOGUE. , London, Galley Press (1987) page 632–673; Encoding Project Description. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. VERA: Collection cdl; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor University of California Libraries Language English. In August 1883 Wilde's early play Vera; or, The Nihilists [1] was produced. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia. Let me go to them? : s.n.] Alexander II of Russia-Wikipedia In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for a production the United Kingdom, but this never materialized. Microopaque Addeddate 2008-02-05 21:47:25 Bookplateleaf 0005 Ivan the Czar. Peter Sabouroff (an Innkeeper). For the opening of the play Wilde made a second visit to America to oversee the production at the Union Square Theatre. Other then Act III, most of the book is fairly cute and funny. ‎This four-act play by Irish poet, playwright, and novelist Oscar Wilde is a tragedy involving a group of Russian nihilists. Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2009. Download OSCAR WILDE's Vera or, The Nihilists for your kindle, tablet, IPAD, PC or mobile Oscar Wilde's first play Vera; or, The Nihilists, written in 1880—Alexander II's last year—features Russian revolutionaries who seek to assassinate a reform-minded Emperor (and who, in the play, ultimately fail in their plot). I had never known or thought about Wilde's first play before, until finding it here on Amazon, (what a great book store! VERA: They are hungry and wretched. SERGEANT: Well, have your way. Colonel Kotemkin. Oscar Wilde Vera, or the Nihilists in Collected Works of Oscar Wilde. Vera or, The Nihilists By Oscar Wilde. VERA: [(advances to the Nihilists)] Sit down; you must be tired. The drama debuted in New York in 1882; this 1902 volume was printed posthumously from the author’s copy. 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