Project Gutenberg 2000-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 300 Ibsen, Henrik 1828 1906 Ibsen, Enrico Ibsen, Henryk Sharp, R. Farquharson (Robert Farquharson) 1864 1945 Sharp, Robert Farquharson Samfundets støtter. English Pillars of Society Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pillars_of_Society Produced by Martin Adamson. HTML version by Al Haines. "Pillars of Society" by Henrik Ibsen is a play in four acts written during the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in a small coastal town in Norway, centering on the character of Karsten Bernick, a shipbuilder whose seemingly successful life is complicated by the return of family members and the re-emergence of a scandal from his past. The play explores themes of morality, societal expectations, and the impact of personal choices on public reputation. The opening of "Pillars of Society" introduces us to the Bernick household, where Mrs. Bernick hosts a gathering of local ladies who are engaged in charitable work. The atmosphere is disrupted when Aune, an employee at the shipyard, learns that Bernick has forbidden him from speaking out against the negative impacts of modernization on workers. Meanwhile, discussions about the potential railway project and a scandal involving Bernick's brother-in-law set the stage for the ensuing drama. As characters casually reference the past and engage in moral discussions, the tension between personal desires and societal expectations becomes apparent, hinting at deeper conflicts ahead. The stage is set for an exploration of the complexities of human relationships and the masks people wear in the name of respectability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Norwegian drama -- Translations into English Businessmen -- Drama Hypocrisy -- Drama Norway -- Drama PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 248147 2025-08-01T12:54:16.755482 text/html 242344 2020-12-31T16:44:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76193 2020-12-31T16:44:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 144174 2025-08-01T12:54:22.347341 application/epub+zip 146647 2025-08-01T12:54:18.482390 application/epub+zip 146647 2025-08-01T12:54:17.411370 application/epub+zip 283556 2025-08-01T12:54:24.828307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279035 2025-08-01T12:54:21.534358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253471 2022-09-01T14:24:12.484624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200230 2025-08-01T12:54:15.904408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200133 2020-12-31T16:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72749 2020-12-31T16:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19837 2025-08-01T12:54:25.043309 application/rdf+xml 13703 2025-08-01T12:54:17.918362 image/jpeg 3662 2025-08-01T12:54:17.664430 image/jpeg 140124 2025-08-01T12:54:16.775346 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog no.wikipedia en.wikipedia