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  • Pygmalion

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    A Brilliant Classic That Remains Strikingly Relevant TodayPygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is one of the most celebrated plays of modern English literature, a brilliant comedy of manners that explores language, class, identity, education, and social transformation with wit and intelligence.Shaw based his 1913 play on the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion, the sculptor who despised women but fell ... Read more

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  • Pygmalion

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    “The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it. They cannot spell it because they have nothing to spell it with but an old foreign alphabet of which only the consonants – and not all of them – have any agreed speech value.After a chance meeting with fellow linguist Colonel Pickering, phonetics professor Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can pass off ... Read more

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  • Back to Methuselah

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    “Back to Methuselah” is a play by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright who became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.Back to Methuselah by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface (The Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present ... Read more

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  • Caesar and Cleopatra

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    The play has a prologue and an "Alternative to the Prologue". The prologue consists of the Egyptian god Ra addressing the audience directly, as if he could see them in the theater (i.e., breaking the fourth wall). He says that Pompey represents the old Rome and Caesar represents the new Rome. The gods favored Caesar, according to Ra, because he "lived the life they had given him boldly". Ra ... Read more

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  • In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden)

    A Bold Interpretation of Creation: Myth, Satire, and Social Commentary

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden) is a thought-provoking play that reinterprets the biblical creation story through a lens of satire and philosophical inquiry. Shaw employs his characteristic wit and irony to unravel the complexities of human nature, morality, and the origins of societal norms. The play invites readers into a whimsical Garden of Eden where characters such as Adam ... Read more

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  • The Apple Cart

    Enriched edition. A Witty Political Satire of Monarchy vs. Democracy, Power Dynamics, and Early 20th-Century Social Critique

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    George Bernard Shaw's "The Apple Cart" is a masterful blend of sharp wit and social commentary, showcasing his trademark blend of humor and philosophy. The play unfolds in a satirical exploration of politics and power, centering on a fictionalized kingdom where the clash between the monarchy and modern democracy raises profound questions about authority and the essence of governance. Shaw's use of ... Read more

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  • Great Catherine

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    Great Catherine: Whom Glory Still Adores is a 1913 one-act play by Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw. It was written between two of his other 1913 plays, Pygmalion and The Music Cure. It tells the story of a prim British visitor to the court of the sexually uninhibited Catherine the Great of Russia. ... Read more

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  • Cymbeline Refinished

    A VARIATION ON SHAKESPEAR'S ENDING

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    Cymbeline Refinished (1937) is a play-fragment by George Bernard Shaw in which he writes a new final act to Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. The drama follows from Shaw's longstanding need to reimagine Shakespeare's work, epitomised by his play Caesar and Cleopatra and his late squib Shakes versus Shav. ... Read more

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  • The Complete Works

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    George Bernard Shaw's 'The Complete Works' is a timeless collection that showcases the author's wit, intelligence, and social commentary. Shaw's writing style is characterized by sharp dialogue, satirical humor, and thought-provoking themes that challenge societal norms. Within this collection, readers will find a comprehensive look at Shaw's plays, essays, and novels, covering a wide range of ... Read more

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  • Saint Joan

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    One of Shaw's most unusual and enduringly popular plays. With SAINT JOAN (1923) Shaw reached the height of his fame and Joan is one of his finest creations; forceful, vital, and rebelling against the values that surround her. The play distils Shaw's views on the subjects of politics, religion and creative evolution. ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays

    Plays, novels, essays, and political satire from a Nobel Prize winner

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, essayist, novelist and short story writer and wrote more than 60 plays. He is the only person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize in ... Read more

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  • Major Barbara

    by George Bernard Shaw ...
    Major Barbara is a 1905 play by George Bernard Shaw. Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy weapons trader, despises poverty believing "The greatest of our evils and the worst of our crimes is poverty ... our first duty, to which every other consideration should be sacrificed, is not to be poor". His daughter, Barbara, devotes herself to charity. When a shelter for the poor is at risk of closure due to lack ... Read more

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