George Bernard Shaw

5 summariesRomance, Historical Fiction, Spirituality

George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Books by George Bernard Shaw

5 books available

Arms and the Man
George Bernard Shaw
3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsRomance
A pragmatic soldier, who prefers chocolate to glory, challenges a young woman's romantic ideas about love and war during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War.
Saint Joan
George Bernard Shaw
3.8 (7k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
A shrewd, headstrong peasant girl, armed with divine conviction and an unwavering will, shatters centuries of patriarchal authority, only to be consumed by the very institutions she sought to save.
Man and Superman
George Bernard Shaw
3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsPhilosophy
George Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman" humorously explores the "life force" driving men and women through a battle of wits and societal expectations in a modernizing world.
Heartbreak House
George Bernard Shaw
3.7 (2k) average on GoodreadsFiction
In a house like a ship without a rudder, George Bernard Shaw examines a cast of British society, revealing their true, often bankrupt, selves as global chaos nears.
Candida
George Bernard Shaw
3.6 (2k) average on GoodreadsRomance
A quick-witted woman, Candida, navigates the affections of a passionate young poet and her socialist clergyman husband, challenging Victorian ideas of romance and home life.