Heartbreak House by Shaw
Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's telling indictment of the generation responsible for World War I--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic When Ellie Dunn joins a house party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and morality, idealism and realism ensues as Hesione's rakish husband, snobbish sister, and Ellie's fianc --a wealthy industrialist--enter the debate. Heartbreak House was written between 1916 and 1917, as war raged across Europe. With its bold combination of high farce and bitter tragedy, it remains an uncannily prophetic depiction of a society on the threshold of an abrupt awakening. This is the definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. This volume includes Shaw's preface of 1919, the cast list from the first production of Heartbreak House, and a list of his principal works.
Shaw, George: - George G. Shaw was born in 1872 in Long Lake in the Adirondacks Region of New York. He set forth on his adventures from Vermont to which his father had moved the family in 1890. After returning to Vermont in 1901 he tried a few jobs and traveled a bit more, then in 1920 married and settled down as a Vermont farmer until his death in 1958. His son George B. Shaw, born in Bridport Vermont, listened to his father's stories over the years, wrote them down, and compiled them into a manuscript that his daughter typed in 1980.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780486292915 |
| ISBN 10 | 0486292916 |
| Title | Heartbreak House |
| Author | Shaw |
| Series | Dover Thrift Editions: Plays Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Year published | 2012-02-29 |
| Number of pages | 117 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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