George Bernard Shaw Books
Pygmalion
George Bernard ShawGeorge Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts (1912) is one of greatest comic masterpieces of the 20th century. It's hard now to imagine how a play about a phonetics expert who decides to co..
Maxims for Revolutionists
George Bernard ShawMaxims for Revolutionists is a collection of quotes and thoughts by George Bernard Shaw...
The Man of Destiny
George Bernard ShawThe Man of Destiny is an 1897 play by George Bernard Shaw, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon. It was published as a part of Plays Pleasant, which also included Arms and the Man, Candida..
Mrs. Warren's Profession
George Bernard ShawMrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam, who attempts to come to terms with..
Heartbreak House
George Bernard ShawHeartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. Accordi..
Man and Superman
George Bernard ShawMan and Superman is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to a call for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Man and Superman opened ..
The Doctor's Dilemma
George Bernard ShawThe Doctor's Dilemma is a play by George Bernard Shaw first staged in 1906. It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of..
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
George Bernard ShawThe Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a 1910 short comedy by George Bernard Shaw in which William Shakespeare, intending to meet the "Dark Lady", accidentally encounters Queen Elizabeth I and attempts to pe..