Henrik Ibsen 
Doll’s House 

Nora Helmers has recently placed herself at considerable financial risk so that her husband, the overbearing Torvald, could recuperate from an illness. Torvald thinks Nora careless and childlike – his doll – and proves unable to comprehend the depth of her affection and sacrifice. Nora comes to see her marriage for what it is and will contemplate the unthinkable.A Doll’s House was first staged in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1879. The play is important for it’s criticism of 19th century marriage norms – the first seeds of feminism.Sayre Street Books offers the world’s greatest literature in easy to navigate, beautifully designed digital editions.