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""Watch on the Rhine"" is a play written by Lillian Hellman, set in Washington D.C. in 1940. The story revolves around the arrival of a German anti-fascist fighter, Kurt Muller, and his American wife, Sara, and their three children, at the home of Sara's wealthy family. The family... Read Full Overview

THE STORY: Concerns an idealistic German who, with his American wife and two children, flees Hitler's Germany and finds sanctuary with his wife's family in the United States. He hopes for a respite from the dangerous work in which he has been invol

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

""Watch On The Rhine"" is a play written by Lillian Hellman that was first performed in 1941. The story takes place in 1940, during the early days of World War II, and centers around the arrival of a German family, the von Ortegs, at the home of the wealthy American Fanny Farrelly... Read Full Overview

Watch On The Rhine is a play written by Lillian Hellman. The story is set in Washington D.C. in 1940 and revolves around the arrival of the wealthy and idealistic American couple, the Farrellys, to the home of the matriarchal Fanny Farrelly's family in Europe. Fanny's husband,... Read Full Overview

""Watch On The Rhine"" is a play written by Lillian Hellman. Set in Washington D.C. in 1940, the play tells the story of the wealthy Fanny Farrelly, who welcomes her daughter Sara and her family to her home. Sara's husband, Kurt Muller, is a German anti-fascist who has been fighting... Read Full Overview