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Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts
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Bernard Shaw
'Not bloody likely' Ever since Pygmalion opened in London in April 1914 it has proved a very controversial play, from the (then) shocking language, to arguments about its correct ending. Critical interpretations have been similarly disputatious, encompassing views of the transformation of the impoverished Eliza Doolittle by phonetics expert Henry ...
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Pygmalion
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This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. Shaw's play ...
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Man and Superman
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw began writing "Man and Superman" in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw ...
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Major Barbara
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"There are two things necessary to salvation money and gunpowder" Major Barbara, Bernard Shaw's story of the conversion contest between the arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his daughter, the Salvation Army Major, is a provocative dramatization of the relationship between money, power, and moral purpose. A landmark in the history of British ...
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Plays Unpleasant: Widowers' Houses/The Philanderer/Mrs. Warren's Profession
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George Bernard Shaw, David Edgar (Introduction by), Dan H Laurence (Text by)
With "Plays Unpleasant", Shaw issued a radical challenge to his audiences' complacency and exposed social evils through his dramatization of the moral conflicts between youthful idealism and economic reality, promiscuity and marriage, and the duties of women to others and to themselves. His first play, "Widowers' Houses", depicts Harry Trench's ...
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Plays by George Bernard Shaw
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George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw, George Bernard
These four classic plays by the great playwright satirize society, military heroism, marriage, and the pursuit of man by woman. Includes "Mrs. Warren's Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida," and "Man and Superman," along with a new Introduction. Reissue.
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Arms and the Man
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"What use are cartridges in battle? I always carry chocolate instead." Cheered by some and booed by others on opening night in 1894, Arms and the Man became the first success of Bernard Shaw's dramatic career that spanned six decades and brought him world-wide renown. In this perennially popular anti-romantic comedy, a fugitive enemy soldier ...
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Don Juan in Hell: From Man and Superman
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George Bernard Shaw
A dream sequence from the 3rd act of "Man and Superman, " "Don Juan in Hell" forms a play within the play, consisting of a dramatic reading by 3 characters from the main play in archetypal guises. The Devil himself joins their spirited debate regarding heaven and hell, of good and evil, and of human purpose.
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Mrs Warren's Profession
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George Bernard Shaw
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. 1st World Library-Literary Society is a non-profit educational organization. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Mrs Warren's Profession has been performed at last, after a delay of only eight years; and I have once more ...
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Pygmalion: a romance in five acts.
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George Bernard Shaw
The text of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion".
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Pygmalion and My Fair Lady
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George Bernard Shaw
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lowe's "My Fair Lady," this special edition contains Shaw's original play and the script and lyrics for the Tony(- and Academy Award(-winning musical. Revised reissue.
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The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy
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George Bernard Shaw
This is Shaw's humorous satire of the medical profession.
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The Quintessence of Ibsenism
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G Bernard Shaw
Great critic and dramatist's commentary on Ibsen's aims and methods, including evaluations of plays: "Brand," "Peer Gynt," "Ghosts," "Hedda Gabler," others.
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The Perfect Wagnerite
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George Bernard Shaw
Brilliant criticism of the Ring Cycle, with provocative interpretation of politics and economic theories behind the Ring.
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The Crime of Imprisonment
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George Bernard Shaw, William Gropper (Illustrator), Bernard Shaw
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Heartbreak House
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George Bernard Shaw
When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and ...
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Bernard Shaw on Cinema
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Bernard F Dukore (Editor), George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw
Very early in the life of cinema, Bernard Shaw perceived that as an invention, films would be more momentous than the printing press because they appealed to the illiterate as well as the literate. In this text, the author presents the first collection of Bernard Shaw's writings and oral statements about cinema.
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Pygmalion
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Shaw's expos of the British class system--featuring the enduring characters of Professor Henry Higgins and the "gutter-snipe" Eliza Doolittle he vows to turn into a lady--remains his most popular play. Includes Shaw's Preface and "sequel."
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Plays Extravagant
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George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Shaw
This is a collection of the plays of George Bernard Shaw that includes "The Millionairess", "Too True to be Good" and "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles".
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George Bernard Shaw's Plays
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George Bernard Shaw, Sandie Byrne (Editor), Bernard Shaw
This collection presents a cross-section of Shaw's most important theater work-Mrs. Warren's Profession, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, and Pygmalion.
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The Last Laugh
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Michael Holroyd, George Bernard Shaw
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The adventures of the black girl in her search for God.
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George Bernard] 1856- [from old catalog] [Shaw
So controversial was Black Girl when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. ...
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Fabian Essays in Socialism
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G Bernard Shaw
Britain's Fabian Society was founded in 1884 to promote non-Marxist evolutionary socialism, and later laid the foundations for the nation's Labour Party. These educational essays, adapted from a series of lectures delivered in 1889 and published the following year, serve not only as an introductory course in democratic applications of socialism ...
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Heartbreak House
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Bernard George Shaw
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Plays Unpleasant
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