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Heartbreak House A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes

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ISBN-10: 0140480536

ISBN-13: 9780140480535

Edition: N/A

Authors: George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence

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George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House is a comedy about the deceptions and meaningless pursuits of England's ruling class. Though the play takes place on the the eve of World War I, the characters, too absorbed in their intrigues, are unaware that a war is about to begin. In this lesson, we will explore the setting, characters, and plot of one of Shaw's most notable plays.
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Book details

List price: $3.95
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/30/1965
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1
Size: 1.00" wide x 1.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Renowned literary genius George Bernard Shaw was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland. He later moved to London and educated himself at the British Museum while several of his novels were published in small socialist magazines. Shaw later became a music critic for the Star and for the World. He was a drama critic for the Saturday Review and later began to have some of his early plays produced. Shaw wrote the plays Man and Superman, Major Barbara, and Pygmalion, which was later adapted as My Fair Lady in both the musical and film form. He also transformed his works into screenplays for Saint Joan, How He Lied to Her Husband, Arms and the Man, Pygmalion, and Major Barbara. Shaw won the…