About the Book: Pygmalion
One of George Bernard Shaws best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success
on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture, and a great
hit with its musical version, My Fair Lady. An updated and considerably revised
version of the ancient Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, the 20th-century
story pokes fun at the antiquated British class system.
About the Author: George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856-2 November 1950), 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
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