Pygmalion & Other Plays

Pygmalion & Other Plays
George Bernard Shaw, Judi Dench
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Hardback
h150 x 93mm - 336pg
1 Apr 2021 UK
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9781529048001
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George Bernard Shaw wrote more than sixty plays and this new volume brings three of his comedies together in one volume - each one is witty, entertaining and has embedded into it Shaw' s intense concerns about poverty, class and inequality. Part of the Macmillan Collector' s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench. Pygmalion was first performed in 1914 and was an instant hit. It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, who, as an experiment, is given elocution lessons by Professor Henry Higgins to see if he can pass her off as a lady. In Major Barbara, idealistic Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army whilst her father Andrew Undershaft is a millionaire armaments manufacturer. A battle rages between the two of them as they fight over the question, does salvation come through faith or finance? Androcles and the Lion is a comedy about a gentle Christian who pulls a thorn from a lion' s paw. When the Romans try to feed him to the lions, his kindness is repaid.
Shaw' s sparkling fable * New York Times on Androcles and the Lion * Major Barbara is a rich play, but also a peculiar one, made up in equal measures of drawing room comedy, philosophical debate and a tale of salvationism that wouldn' t embarrass Guys and Dolls. * Variety *
George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London in 1876. He initially wrote novels then went on to achieve fame through his career as a journalist, critic and public speaker. A committed and active socialist, he was one of the leaders of the Fabian Society. He was a prolific and much lauded playwright and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He died in 1950.
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ISBN-13: 9781529048001
Published: 1 Apr 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 150mm
Width: 93mm
Pages: 336

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