Show Plot Drunkard

Authors: William Henry Smith

Setting: The story shifts between a peaceful rural country village and the harsh streets of the Great City (such as New York and Boston)

Time Period: 1840s

Summary: The Drunkard (or The Fallen Saved) is a famous 19th-century American melodrama written to support the Temperance Movement, which aimed to stop alcohol use. The story follows a good-hearted man whose life is ruined by drinking, but he finds redemption through the help of kind friends.