The Gorky, Maksim 1868-1936 creator Sayler, Oliver M. 1887-1958 Covan, Jenny text utu 2016 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Lower Depths: A Drama in Four Acts" by Maksim Gorky is a play written in 1902. Set in a squalid homeless shelter near the Volga, it portrays impoverished Russians clinging to illusions amid brutal reality. When a wandering pilgrim arrives offering hope and comforting lies, tensions escalate among the residents—including a young thief, a dying woman, and a jealous landlady. Their desperation erupts into violence, forcing each character to confront the harsh truths they've desperately avoided. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lower_Depths Release date is 2016-07-01 Produced by Paul Haxo with special thanks to the Internet Archive and the University of Connecticut. Original publication data not identified Russian drama -- Translations into English Russia -- Social conditions -- 1801-1917 -- Drama Poverty -- Russia -- Drama Poverty -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Drama PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52468 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52468 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134217.0 52468