The Dowryless Bride. The Storm. Innocent as Charged

The collection features the plays “The Bride Without a Dowry,” “The Thunderstorm,” and “Those without guilt are guilty.”

In the works of A. N. Ostrovsky the character of Russian life is captured through the variety of fates, everyday and psychological shades; a gallery of types is presented—from merchants and officials and landowners whose self-will and cruelty are driven by a passion for “making money,” to the many servants, lodgers, and devout pilgrims…