The G. Bernard Shaw Collection: Plays, Novels, Personal Letters, Articles, Lectures & Essays

Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman…

George Bernard Shaw

• Publisher: Musaicum Books
• Year: 2017
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9788027230648
• Subtopic: British Drama
• Index: Literature

In 'The G. Bernard Shaw Collection', readers are treated to a comprehensive selection of George Bernard Shaw's works, ranging from plays to personal letters, articles, lectures, and essays. Shaw's literary style is characterized by sharp wit, clever dialogue, and deep social commentary, making his writing both entertaining and thought-provoking. The collection provides a glimpse into Shaw's progressive ideas on issues such as class inequality, women's rights, and politics, set against the backdrop of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. George Bernard Shaw, a prominent Irish playwright and critic, was known for his strong socialist beliefs and his influential role in the Fabian Society. His extensive body of work reflects his passion for challenging societal norms and advocating for social change. Shaw's keen observation of human nature and his ability to blend humor with satire have solidified his reputation as a literary giant of his time. I highly recommend 'The G. Bernard Shaw Collection' to readers interested in exploring the works of a pioneering playwright and thinker. Shaw's enduring relevance and incisive commentary on society make this collection a must-read for anyone seeking to engage with classic literature in a modern context.

Table of contents

• The G. Bernard Shaw Collection: Plays, Novels, Personal Letters, Articles, Lectures & Essays
• Table of Contents
• Mr. Bernard Shaw (Introduction by G. K. Chesterton)
• Cashel Byron’s Profession (1886)
• An Unsocial Socialist (1887)
• Love Among The Artists (1914)
• The Irrational Knot (1880)
• Widowers’ Houses (1892)
• The Philanderer (1898)
• Mrs. Warren’s Profession (1898)
• The Man Of Destiny (1897)
• Arms And The Man: An Anti-Romantic Comedy in Three Acts (1894)
• Candida (1898)
• You Never Can Tell (1897)
• The Devil’s Disciple (1897)
• Captain Brassbound’s Conversion (1900)
• Caesar And Cleopatra: A History (1901)
• The Gadfly Or The Son of the Cardinal (1898)
• The Admirable Bashville Or Constancy Unrewarded (1901)
• Man And Superman: A Comedy and A Philosophy (1903)
• John Bull’s Other Island (1904)
• How He Lied To Her Husband (1904)
• Major Barbara (1905)
• Passion, Poison, And Petrifaction (1905)
• The Doctor’s Dilemma: A Tragedy (1906)
• The Interlude At The Playhouse (1907)
• Getting Married (1908)
• The Shewing-Up Of Blanco Posnet (1909)
• Press Cuttings (1909)
• Suggested Act III Ending For Barker’s ‘The Madras House
• Misalliance (1910)
• The Dark Lady Of The Sonnets (1910)
• Fanny’s First Play (1911)
• Androcles And The Lion (1912)
• Overruled: A Demonstration (1912)
• Pygmalion (1913)
• Great Catherine (Whom Glory Still Adores) (1913)
• The Music Cure (1913)
• Beauty’s Duty (Unfinished) (1913)
• O’Flaherty, V. C. (1915)
• Macbeth Skit (unfinished)
• Glastonbury Skit (unfinished) (1916)
• The Inca Of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta (1916)
• Augustus Does His Bit (1916)
• Skit For The Tiptaft Revue (1917)
• Annajanska, The Bolshevik Empress (1917)
• Heartbreak House (1919)
• Back To Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch (1921)
• The War Indemnities (unfinished) (1921)
• Saint Joan (1924)
• The Glimpse Of Reality: A Tragedietta (1926)
• Fascinating Foundling: Disgrace To The Author (1926)
• The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza (1929)
• Too True to Be Good (1932)
• Village Wooing: A Comedietta for Two Voices (1933)
• On the Rocks: A Political Comedy (1933)
• The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles (1934)
• The Six of Calais (1934)
• Arthur and the Acetone (1936)
• The Millionairess (1936)
• Cymbeline Refinished: A Variation on Shakespeare’s Ending (1937)
• Geneva (1938)
• “In Good King Charles’ Golden Days” (1939)
• Playlet on the British Party System (1944)
• Buoyant Billions: A Comedy of No Manners (1948)
• Shakes versus Shav (1949)
• Farfetched Fables (1948-1950)
• Why She Would Not (1950)
• What do Men of Letters Say? - The New York Times Articles on War (1915)
• Do We Agree?: A debate between G. B. Shaw and G. K Chesterton (1928)
• On Socialism: A Speech (1885)
• The Miraculous Revenge
• Quintessence Of Ibsenism (1891)
• The Basis of Socialism Economic (1891)
• The Transition to Social Democracy (1891)*21
• The Impossibilities Of Anarchism (1895)
• The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Niblung’s Ring (1898)
• Letter to Beatrice Webb (1898)
• The Revolutionist’s Handbook And Pocket Companion (1903)
• Maxims For Revolutionists (1903)
• The New Theology (1907)
• How to Write A Popular Play: An Essay (1909)
• A Treatise on Parents and Children: An Essay (1910)
• Memories of Oscar Wilde (1916)
• The Intelligent Women’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism: Excerpts (1928)
• Letter to Frank Harris (1930)
• How These Doctors Love One Another! (1931)
• The Black Girl in Search of God (1932)
• The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home (1933)
• On Capital Punishment (1948)
• George Bernard Shaw by G. K. Chesterton
• The Quintessence of Shaw by James Huneker
• Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw by Robert Lynd
• George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford