Why Marry?
"Up from the fragrant garden comes a girl, running. She takes the broad terrace steps two at a stride, laughing, breathless, fleet as a fawn, sweet as a rose..."
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Copyright note. Why Marry? by Jesse Lynch Williams is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading Why Marry? in PDF or EPUB.
- Pages
- 134
- Reading time
- 2 hours 27 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1918
- Language
- English
- Downloads
- 2,208
108 years later, still timely
Why Read Why Marry? in 2026?
A bright, barbed salon debate about love, law, and freedom. Williams lets humor test institutions without sourness.
Today's connection
Conversations about partnership contracts, chores, and independence are still alive. This play offers a civil, witty forum for rethinking roles and expectations—useful for couples, friends, and anyone revising old scripts.
Witty debate
Ideas that play fair.
Roles & rules
Convention under review.
Partnerships
Care beyond scripts.
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About the author
Jesse Lynch Williams
Smart social comedy and early Pulitzer era drama about marriage, work, and modern manners.
