“When a man has no enemy left there must be something mean about him.”
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
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Vera; or, The Nihilists
Vera; or, The Nihilists is a play by Oscar Wilde. It is a melodramatic tragedy set in Russia and is loosely based on the life of Vera Zasulich. It was Wilde's first play, and the first to be performed. In 1880, with only a few copies privately printed, arrangements were made with noted actresses for a production in the United Kingdom, but this never materialized. The first public performance was in New York City in 1883 at the Union Square Theatre, based on revisions made by Wilde while lecturing in America in 1882. The play was not a success and folded after only one week. It is rarely revived.
“Reforms in Russia are very tragic, but they always end in a farce.”
Baron Raff, Act IV
Vera; or, The Nihilists (1880)
