George Bernard Shaw

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born

in Dublin, Ireland

July 26, 1856

died

November 02, 1950

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Theater

influences

Arthur Schopenhauer, Richard Wagner, Henrik Ibsen, Friedrich Nietzsche ...more

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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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George Bernard Shaw's Books

Average rating: 3.86 · 65,667 ratings · 1,712 reviews · 281 distinct works · Similar authors

	Pygmalion 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 36,366 ratings — published 1912 — 192 editions	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) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 8,069 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	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 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 4,832 ratings — published 1956 — 40 editions	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 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 3,131 ratings — published 1894 — 53 editions	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 by George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence (Editor), Imogen Stubbs (Introduction) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,873 ratings — published 1923 — 41 editions	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 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,917 ratings — published 1905 — 104 editions	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, Dan H. Laurence (Editor), Stanley Weintraub (Introduction) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,698 ratings — published 1903 — 65 editions	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 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 1898 — 43 editions	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 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 1919 — 34 editions	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) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 1898 — 33 editions	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

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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

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

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Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw (1923)

9 votes, 33.3%

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1900)

7 votes, 25.9%

The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey (1929)

3 votes, 11.1%

The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene (1940)

3 votes, 11.1%

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (1911)

2 votes, 7.4%

Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (1923)

2 votes, 7.4%

Heart of Darkness and Other Tales by Joseph Conrad (1902)

1 vote, 3.7%

Lost Horizon: A Novel by James Hilton (1933)

0 votes, 0.0%

27 total votes

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