Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 318 O'Neill, Eugene 1888 1953 O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Eugene G. (Eugene Gladstone) Anna Christie Produced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines. "Anna Christie" by Eugene O'Neill is a play written in the early 20th century. This dramatic work revolves around the life of Anna Christopherson, the daughter of a coal barge captain, as she reunites with her estranged father while navigating the complexities of her troubled past and the harsh realities of life. The interactions between Anna, her father Chris, and Mat Burke, a stoker, delve into themes of familial bonds, societal expectations, and the quest for personal redemption. At the start of the play, we find ourselves in "Johnny-The-Priest's" saloon in New York City. Chris Christopherson, who enters in a drunken state, is filled with joy upon receiving a letter from his daughter Anna, who is coming to see him after many years apart. As Chris relishes the prospect of their reunion, we are introduced to Anna, who arrives looking worn and weary. The initial exchanges between Chris and the other characters set the stage for Anna’s complex character—a woman grappling with her identity and past traumas, which are hinted at but not fully revealed. As the scene unfolds, we detect hints of tension and anticipation regarding Anna's impact on Chris's simple life and her possible relationship with the rough and rugged Mat Burke, establishing thematic threads that will run throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Drama Young women -- Drama New York (N.Y.) -- Drama PS Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: American Literature 193458 2025-08-02T09:55:06.106938 text/html 193037 2020-12-27T16:52:12 text/html 133920 2025-08-02T09:55:10.978902 application/epub+zip 134807 2025-08-02T09:55:07.818929 application/epub+zip 134807 2025-08-02T09:55:06.713922 application/epub+zip 249642 2025-08-02T09:55:13.350359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242343 2025-08-02T09:55:10.308877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209300 2022-09-02T12:47:06.206235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163923 2025-08-02T09:55:05.508932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 163846 2020-12-27T16:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18874 2025-08-02T09:55:13.478369 application/rdf+xml 12449 2025-08-02T09:55:07.208896 image/jpeg 3399 2025-08-02T09:55:06.959890 image/jpeg 64998 2020-12-27T16:52:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 62439 2020-12-27T16:52:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 131782 2025-08-02T09:55:06.122892 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 en.wikipedia