9780217092388

The Master Builder

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ISBN13: 9780217092388

Paperback|9780217092388


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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE MASTER BUILDER. ACT FIRST. A plainly-furnished work-room in the house of Hal- Vard Solness. Folding doors on the left lead out to the hall. On the right is the door leading to the inner rooms of the house. At the back is an open door into the draughtsmen's office. In front, on the left, a desk with books, papers, and writing materials. Further back than the folding door, a stove. In the right-hand corner, a sofa, a table, and one or two chairs. On the table a water-bottle and glass. A smaller table, with a rocking-chair and arm-chair, in front on the right. Lighted lamps with shades on the table in the draughtsmen's office, on the table in the corner, and on the desk. In the draughtsmen's office sit Knut Brovik and his son Ragnar, occupied with plans and calculations. At the desk in the outer office stands Kaia Fosli, writing in the ledger. Knut Brovik is a spare oldman with white hair and beard. He wears a rather threadbare but well-brushed black coat, spectacles, and a somewhat discolored white neckcloth. Rag- Nar Brovik is a well-dressed, light-haired man of about thirty, who stoops a little. Kaia Fosli is a slightly-built girl, a little over twenty, carefully dressed, and delicate-looking. She has a green shade over her eyes.?All three go on working for some time in silence. Knut Brovik. Rises suddenly, as if in distress, from the table; breathes heavily and laboriously as he comes forward into the doorway..] No, I can't bear it much longer Kaia. Going up to him.] You're feeling very ill this evening, aren't you, Uncle ? Brotik. Oh, I seem to get worse every day. Ragnar. Has risen and advances.] You ought to go home, father. Try to get a little sleep Brovik. Impatiently.] Go to bed, I suppose ? Would you have me stifled outright ? ...

ISBN-13

9780217092388

ISBN-10

0217092381

Weight

0.43 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 6.00 x 0.29 In

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$14.14

Format

Paperback

Pages

124 pages

Publisher

Published On

2009-08-01



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