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George Bernard Shaw

Born

in Dublin, Ireland

July 26, 1856

Died

November 02, 1950

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Theater

Influences

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George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. 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. Over the course of his life he wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that makes their stark themes more palatable. In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege.

An ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class. He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Societ ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 199,845 ratings · 7,799 reviews · 1,659 distinct works • Similar authors

	Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 104,423 ratings — published 1913 — 2261 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pygmalion and Three Other Plays by George Bernard Shaw, John A. Bertolini (Introduction) 4.03 avg rating — 18,126 ratings — published 2004 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pygmalion / My Fair Lady by George Bernard Shaw, Alan Jay Lerner 4.26 avg rating — 15,646 ratings — published 1956 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arms and the Man 3.84 avg rating — 10,721 ratings — published 1898 — 603 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saint Joan 3.77 avg rating — 9,173 ratings — published 1923 — 1193 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Major Barbara 3.66 avg rating — 7,168 ratings — published 1905 — 258 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mrs. Warren's Profession 3.67 avg rating — 6,275 ratings — published 1898 — 363 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw, Stanley Weintraub (Introduction), Dan H. Laurence (Editor) 3.85 avg rating — 4,450 ratings — published 1903	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Candida by George Bernard Shaw, Peter Gahan (Introduction) 3.65 avg rating — 2,676 ratings — published 1934 — 316 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw, David Hare (Introduction), Dan H. Laurence (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 2,546 ratings — published 1919 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by George Bernard Shaw (?)

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: inspirational, life, yourself

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“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: art, life

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“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: books, children

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April 2019 Short Story/Novella Poll

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, 82 pages, 1912

96 votes, 32.8%

The Ballad Of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde, 37 pages, 1896

60 votes, 20.5%

The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood, 48 pages, 1910

36 votes, 12.3%

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin, way less than the 32 pages listed, 1973

36 votes, 12.3%

The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells, Title story only, online PDF 22 pages, 1904

34 votes, 11.6%

Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, 128 pages, 1955

31 votes, 10.6%

293 total votes

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