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Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's volume of three plays of ideas, The Devil's Disciple , Caesar and Cleopatra , and Captain Brassbound's Conversion --part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic Shaw believed that theatre audiences of... Read Full Overview

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In these three plays of... Read Full Overview

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In these three plays of... Read Full Overview

Three Plays for Puritans showcases George Bernard Shaw's blend of biting humor and profound social commentary through three distinct works: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Each play critiques Victorian conventions, exploring... Read Full Overview

'I am as fond of fine music and handsome buildings as Milton was, or Cromwell, or Bunyan; but if I found that they were becoming the instruments of a systematic idolatry of sensuousness, I would hold it good statesmanship to blow up every cathedral in the world to pieces with... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Three Plays for Puritans showcases George Bernard Shaw's blend of biting humor and profound social commentary through three distinct works: The Devil's Disciple, Caesar and Cleopatra, and Captain Brassbound's Conversion. Each play critiques Victorian conventions, exploring... Read Full Overview