The Crucible by Arthur Miller: photo of the front cover which shows minor scuff marks and minor creasing.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller: photo of the back cover which shows minor scuff marks and creasing, and minor general wear due to age.
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Paperback, 1981)

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The Crucible by Arthur Miller 

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history - and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.

About the Author

Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and The American Clock. He has also written two novels, Focus (1945), and The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for In Russia (1969), Chinese Encounters (1979), and In the Country (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. His most recent works include a memoir, Timebends (1987), and the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and Mr. Peter's Connections (1998). He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Format: Paperback | 126 pages

Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11.1 x 0.8 | 90g

Publication Date: 1981

Publisher: Penguin Books

Imprint: Penguin Plays

Publication City/Country: Middlesex, United Kingdom

Language: English

ISBN10: 0140480781

ISBN13: 9780140480788

 

Condition: Good

A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and creasing, and minor general wear caused by ageing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. A previous owner has written their name in blue pen at the top of the first page, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.