The Colleen Bawn: or, the Brides of Garryowen

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Creators: Dion Boucicault (1820-1890) and Gerald Griffin (1803-1840) "The Colleen Bawn; or, the Brides of Garryowen" by Dion Boucicault and Gerald Griffin is a melodramatic play first performed in 1860. When Irish landowner Hardress Cregan faces financial ruin, his mother pressures him to marry wealthy heiress Anne Chute. But Hardress harbors a dangerous secret: he's already married to Eily O'Connor, a beautiful peasant girl. As deceptions multiply and a villainous magistrate circles the failing estate, loyalties are tested and desperate measures threaten tragic consequences in this tale of forbidden love and class divides. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 576

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