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The Crucible

Arthur Miller
1953 · 143 pages

Salem, 1692: girls caught dancing in the woods begin naming witches, and the town learns that an accusation cannot be answered. Miller wrote it while Congress hunted Communists, and audiences understood immediately.

★ 7.0