Selected Short Plays (Bernard Shaw Library)

Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Essentially shy, he created the persona of G.B.S., the showman, satirist, controversialist, critic, pundit, wit, intellectual buffoon and dramatist. Commentators brought a new adjective into English: Shavian, a term used to embody all his brilliant qualities. After his arrival in London in 1876 he became an active Socialist and a brilliant platform speaker. He wrote on many social aspects of the day; on Commonsense about the War (1914), How to Settle the Irish Question (1917) and The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (1928). CONTENTSThe Admirable BashvillePrefaceHow He Lied to Her HusbandPassion, Poison and PetrifactionThe Glimpse of RealityThe Dark Lady of the SonnetsPrefaceOverruledPrefaceThe Music-CureGreat CatherineThe Author’s Apology for Great CatherineThe Inca of PerusalemO’Flaherty V.C.Augustus Does His BitAnnajanska, The Bolshevik EmpressVillage WooingThe Six of CalaisCymbeline Refinished This selection comprises: "THE ADMIRABLE BASHVILLE" "HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND" "PASSION, POISON AND PETRIFACTION" "THE GLIMPSE OF REALITY" "THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS" "OVERRULED" "THE MUSIC-CURE" "GREAT CATHERINE" "THE INCA OF PERUSALEM" "O'FLAHERTY V.C." "AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT" "ANNAJANSKA, THE BOLSHEVIK EMPRESS" "VILLAGE WOOING" "THE SIX OF CALAIS" and "CYMBELINE REFINISHED".