Heartbreak House

Heartbreak House

by George Bernard Shaw
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 12/04/2019

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Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cultured, leisured Europe" was drifting toward destruction, and that "Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn their proper business of political navigation". The "Russian manner" of the subtitle refers to the style of Anton Chekhov, which Shaw adapts.

ISBN:
1230003167038
1230003167038
Category:
Plays
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-04-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rastro Books
George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London in 1876. He initially wrote novels then went on to achieve fame through his career as a journalist, critic and public speaker. A committed and active socialist, he was one of the leaders of the Fabian Society. He was a prolific and much lauded playwright and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He died in 1950.

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