Books by Bernard Shaw

Major Barbara is one of Shaw's most serious and important plays. The story of the contest between the arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft and his daughter, the Salvation Army Major Barbara , is a provocative discussion between money, power and moral purpose. This authoritative student edition will guide exams and essay writing.

A collection of letters from around the globe written to George Bernard Shaw together with his unpredictable and witty replies - to such requests as marriage proposals and pleas for advice on troubles both serious and ridiculous.

All the correspondence selected for this volume - most of it hitherto unpublished - relates to Bernard Shaw's theatre dealings and theatrical interest, at the same time attesting to the 'histrionic instinct' and 'theatrified imagination' (his own phrases) of the man who penned them.

Published in 1928 when Shaw was seventy-two, this book draws on decades of political activity and remains one of his brilliant exercises in propaganda. It contains a foreword by Polly Toynbee. Ramsay MacDonald, Labour leader, hailed the work as the world's most important book since the Bible

This collection of 140 annotated letters, 74 of which have never been published, documents the subsequent friendship and collaboration shared by Shaw, Webb, and Webb's wife Beatrice, throughout their lives.

One of Bernard Shaw's early plays of social protest, Mrs Warren's Profession places the protagonist's decision to become a prostitute in the context of the appalling conditions for working class women in Victorian England.

Arms and the Man has proved to one of Shaw's most popular plays, challenging notions of romance, bravery, cowardice, patriotism, and loyalty. This is a fresh, up to date and accessibly written critical edition for literature and drama students.

Pygmalion is one of Shaw's most accessible and entertaining plays; its characters-Professor Higgins and his pupil Eliza Doolittle have become household names. An authoritative student guide with a wealth of information to support exams and essays, written by leading Shaw scholar and advisor to the Shaw Estate, Len Connolly.

One of Bernard Shaw's greatest plays, Mrs Warren's Profession raises issues about class struggle, generational differences, the past, and female hardship through the exploration of a mother and daughter relationship put under enormous strain.

Part of a series of GCSE literature texts, this volume includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing.

"You see this creature with her kerbstone English... Well sir, in three months I could pass that girl off as a duchess..." So begins Henry Higgins' linguistic project to transform Eliza Dolittle's speech. But he hadn't bargained on Eliza's feisty character or falling in love with her...