When Ghosts was published in 1881, it caused a scandal across Europe. Ibsen’s play follows Mrs. Alving, who has spent decades suppressing the truth about her dissolute late husband to protect the family’s reputation — only to find that the past cannot be suppressed indefinitely. The play’s unflinching treatment of hereditary disease, religious hypocrisy, and social obligation was considered deeply immoral by contemporary audiences.
Now recognised as a masterwork of naturalist drama, Ghosts is available here as a free English EPUB, cleanly formatted for any device.