Delphi Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw (Illustrated) [eKönyv: epub, mobi]

George Bernard Shaw created pioneering dramas that probed prevailing social problems with a vein of comedy that made their stark themes more palatable, while striving to make the world aware of the exploitation of the working classes. For the first time in digital publishing, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete fictional works of George Bernard Shaw, with every play, novel and short story, as well as featuring numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shaw's life and works* Concise introductions to the novels, plays and other texts* ALL 72 plays, with individual contents tables* Includes many rare dramas, available in no other collection* All 5 novels, with individual contents tables* Includes IMMATURITY, Shaw's first novel, appearing here for the first time in digital publishing* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Shaw's scarce story collection SHORT STORIES, SCRAPS AND SHAVINGS, featuring the controversial tale 'Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God'* Includes almost the complete non-fiction, including Shaw's seminal work on Ibsen* Special criticism study on Shaw by G. K. Chesterton, evaluating Shaw's contribution to literature* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The NovelsIMMATURITYTHE IRRATIONAL KNOTLOVE AMONG THE ARTISTSCASHEL BYRON'S PROFESSIONAN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST The Short StoriesSHORT STORIES, SCRAPS AND SHAVINGS The PlaysPASSION PLAYUN PETIT DRAMETHE CASSONEWIDOWERS' HOUSESTHE PHILANDERERMRS. WARREN'S PROFESSIONARMS AND THE MANCANDIDATHE MAN OF DESTINYYOU NEVER CAN TELLTHE DEVIL'S DISCIPLETHE GADFLYCAESAR AND CLEOPATRACAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSIONTHE ADMIRABLE BASHVILLE, OR CONSTANCY UNREWARDEDMAN AND SUPERMANJOHN BULL'S OTHER ISLANDHOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBANDMAJOR BARBARAPASSION, POISON, AND PETRIFACTIONTHE DOCTOR'S DILEMMATHE INTERLUDE AT THE PLAYHOUSEGETTING MARRIEDTHE SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNETPRESS CUTTINGSFASCINATING FOUNDLING: DISGRACE TO THE AUTHORTHE GLIMPSE OF REALITYSUGGESTED ACT III ENDING FOR BARKER'S 'THE MADRAS HOUSE'MISALLIANCETHE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETSFANNY'S FIRST PLAYANDROCLES AND THE LIONOVERRULED: A DEMONSTRATIONBEAUTY'S DUTYPYGMALIONGREAT CATHERINETHE MUSIC CUREO'FLAHERTY, V. C.THE INCA OF PERUSALEMAUGUSTUS DOES HIS BITGLASTONBURY SKITMACBETH SKITSKIT FOR THE TIPTAFT REVUEANNAJANSKA, THE BOLSHEVIK EMPRESSHEARTBREAK HOUSEBACK TO METHUSELAH: A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCHTHE WAR INDEMNITIESJITTA'S ATONEMENTSAINT JOANTHE YAHOOSTHE APPLE CARTTOO TRUE TO BE GOODVILLAGE WOOINGON THE ROCKSTHE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDESTHE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN VOICETHE SIMPLETON OF THE UNEXPECTED ISLESTHE SIX OF CALAISTHE MILLIONAIRESSARTHUR AND THE ACETONESEQUENCE FOR THE KING'S PEOPLECYMBELINE REFINISHEDGENEVAIN GOOD KING CHARLES'S GOLDEN DAYSA NEW ENDING FOR CLEMENCE DANE'S 'COUSIN MURIEL'THE BRITISH PARTY SYSTEMSEQUENCE FOR A PAGEANT OF PLAYS AND PLAYERSBUOYANT BILLIONSFARFETCHED FABLESSHAKES VERSUS SHAVWHY SHE WOULD NOTJESUS-PILATE SCENE The Non-FictionTHE PERFECT WAGNERITEQUINTESSENCE OF IBSENISMTHE IMPOSSIBILITIES OF ANARCHISMTHE REVOLUTIONIST'S HANDBOOK AND POCKET COMPANIONMAXIMS FOR REVOLUTIONISTSHOW THESE DOCTORS LOVE ONE ANOTHER!LETTER TO FRANK HARRIS, 1930LETTER ON SHAKESPEARE BY MR. G. BERNARD SHAW The CriticismGEORGE BERNARD SHAW by G. K. Chesterton Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles