George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw is a noted contributor to Encyclopaedia Britannica online. Read Britannica's biography of George Bernard Shaw
BIOGRAPHY

Irish comic dramatist, literary critic, and socialist propagandist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. Shaw contributed to the 13th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1926), and his article on socialism was carried over in the 14th Edition (1929).

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George Bernard Shaw
This forceful, almost hortatory essay by George Bernard Shaw first appeared in the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica (1926), the same year Shaw received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused…
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Publications (4)
Pygmalion & Other Plays
Pygmalion & Other Plays (May 2021)
By George Bernard Shaw

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench.

Three of George Bernard Shaw’s most famous comedies in one volume. Entertaining and witty, each play...

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Major Barbara
Major Barbara (April 2018)
By George Bernard Shaw
Andrew Undershaft, a millionaire armaments dealer, loves money and despises poverty. His energetic daughter Barbara, on the other hand, shows her love for the poor by working as a Major in the Salvation Army. She sees her father as just another soul to be saved. But when the Salvation Army needs funds to keep going, it is Undershaft who saves the day. Is the Army right to accept money that has been obtained by 'Death and Destruction'? Barbara is forced to examine her moral assumptions. Is she tricked...
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Man and Superman
Man and Superman (April 2018)
By George Bernard Shaw
This four act drama, Man and Superman, is Shaws response to the questions as to why had he never written anything along the Don Juan theme. It is generally performed as a light comedy, but is meant to have much deeper meaning. The plot centers on John Tanner, a confirmed bachelor despite the pursuits of Ann Whitefield and her persistent efforts to make him marry her. Ann represents Shaws view that in every culture Women are the driving force in marriage.
The Complete Plays of George Bernard Shaw (1893-1921), 34 Complete and Unabridged Plays Including Mrs. Warren's Profession, Caesar and Cleopatra, Man
The Complete Plays of George Bernard Shaw (1893-1921), 34 Complete and Unabridged Plays Including Mrs. Warren's Profession, Caesar and Cleopatra, Man (December 2012)
By George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was a satirical genius, ruthlessly exposing hypocrisy, and creating moral dilemmas for the reader to mull on. These are biting, witty, sometimes rude, highly intelligent plays. This collection of thirty-four of his plays is an Omnibus that will give hours of pleasure to the reader.