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London: Charles Skilton, 1961. First Edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. "George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950) was an Irish playwright. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings deal sternly with prevailing social problems, but have a vein of comedy to make their stark themes more palatable. Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care and class privilege. He was most angered by what he perceived as the exploitation of the working class, and most of his writings censure that abuse. An ardent socialist, Shaw wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society. He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of…
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Shaw the Villager and Human Being Hardcover - 1962
by Chappelow, Allan
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MR. BELLOC: I am here to take the chair in the debate between two men whom you desire to hear more than you could possibly desire to hear me.
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- Title Shaw the Villager and Human Being
- Author Chappelow, Allan
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Macmillan
- Date 1962
- ISBN 9780953507771
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