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Published together for the first time are three of Ayn Rand's compelling stage plays. The courtroom drama Night of January 16th, a 1935 Broadway success famous for leaving the verdict to the audience, is presented here in its definitive, final revised text - a superb dramatization of Rand's vision of human strengths and weaknesses.

Anthem" is a dystopian novella written by Ayn Rand and first published in 1938. It is a relatively short but thought-provoking work that explores themes of individualism, collectivism, and the power of language and thought.The story is set in a bleak and oppressive future society where individualism has been completely eradicated, and the concept of "I" or personal identity has been replaced by "we" and collective identity. The government controls every aspect of people's lives, including their professions, thoughts, and even their personal relationships. Technological progress has been ...