Damaged Goods

By: Sinclair, Upton

Book Excerpt: America that you of the north possess, and haveopen minds to consider these serious questions.JUSTICE DANIEL THEW WRIGHT--I feel quite sure that DAMAGED GOODSwill have considerable effect in educating the people of thenature of the danger that surrounds them.SENATOR KERN, OF INDIANA--There can be no denial of the fact thatit is time to look at the serious problems presented in the playwith an open mind.Brieux has been hailed by Bernard Shaw as "incomparably thegreatest writer France has produced since Moliere," and perhapsno writer ever wielded his pen more earnestly in the service ofthe race. To quote from an article by Edwin E. Slosson in theINDEPENDENT: Brieux is not one who believes that social evils are to be curedby laws and yet more laws. He believes that most of the troubleis caused by ignorance and urges education, public enlightenmentand franker recognition of existing conditions. All this may beneeded, but still we may well doubt its effectiveness as aremedy. The dRead Mor

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798712188178
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"