Bernard Shaw

One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a great hit with its musical version, My Fair Lady. An updated and considerably revised version of the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, the 20th-century story pokes fun at the antiquated British class system. 
In Shaw's clever adaptation, Professor Henry Higgins, a linguistic expert, takes on a bet that he can transform an awkward cockney flower seller into a refined young lady simply by polishing her manners and changing the way she speaks. In the process of convincing society that his creation is a mysterious royal figure, the Professor also falls in love with his elegant handiwork.
The irresistible theme of the emerging butterfly, together with Shaw's brilliant dialogue and splendid skills as a playwright, have made Pygmalion one of the most popular comedies in the English language. A staple of college drama courses, it is still widely performed.
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Pygmalion

Arms and the Man

a comedy and a philosophy

Man and Superman

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Major Barbara

The Devil's Disciple

An Old Fable Renovated (Shaw Library)

Androcles and the Lion

The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism

Overruled (Dodo Press)

Thanks to its popular musical version, My Fair Lady, Pygmalion is possibly Shaw's best known play.Pygmalion, a Greek sculptor, fell in love with the statue he had made, had life breathed into it by Venus and then married her. In Shaw's play Professor Hig

An Unsocial Socialist

The intelligent woman's guide to socialism, capitalism, sovietism and fascism

A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (Shaw Library)

Heartbreak House

The Complete Musical Criticism of George Bernard Shaw (Volume I 1876-1980; Second Revised Edition)

Shaw's Music

A Tragedy (Penguin Plays & Screenplays)

The Doctor's Dilemma

The Quintessence of Ibsenism, the Perfect Wagnerite, the Sanity of Art

Major Critical Essays

Mrs. Warren's Profession / Caesar and Cleopatra / Man and Superman / Major Barbara / Pygmalion / Heartbreak House

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