The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (2016) by Arthur Miller Paperback

Preowned. Good condition. “The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller’s edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenage accuses a rival of witchcraft — And then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.” “First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witchhunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.” Penguin Orange Collections celebrates 70 years of Penguin Classics with twelve influential American literary classics published as collectible, limited editions in the iconic orange and white tri-band book design.