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The Scarecrow: or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous
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- en
About this book
Creators: Percy MacKaye (1875-1956) "The Scarecrow; or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous" by Percy MacKaye is a play written in 1908. Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Feathertop," it tells the story of a scarecrow brought to life by a witch and the Devil to seduce a young woman as revenge against her uncle. But the scarecrow develops genuine feelings of his own. When a magical mirror reveals his true nature, he must choose between his artificial existence and something far more meaningful. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 570