{"product_id":"pygmalion-other-plays-hardcover","title":"Pygmalion \u0026 Other Plays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJudi Dench\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesigned to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree of George Bernard Shaw's most famous comedies in one volume. Entertaining and witty, each play is embedded with George Bernard Shaw's intense concerns about poverty, class and inequality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePygmalion \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, who tries to elevate a feisty flower girl out of her working-class roots and into high society. In \u003ci\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e, idealistic Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army, at odds with her millionaire father as they war over the best route to salvation. \u003ci\u003eAndrocles and the Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is a clever retelling of the bible story about a gentle Christian who pulls a thorn from a lion's paw.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6 x 3.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335020089581,"sku":"9781529048001","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/exSuP_G-uU9781529048001.webp?v=1785027355","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/pygmalion-other-plays-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}