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Heartbreak House , written by George Bernard Shaw and first published in 1919, is a play that explores the idea of human responsibility in a world facing political and social upheaval. Set in the English countryside, the play follows a group of eccentric characters as they grapple... Read Full Overview

Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's telling indictment of the generation responsible for World War I--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic When Ellie Dunn joins a house party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes... Read Full Overview

When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice. Opinion on... Read Full Overview

Described by his contemporaries as a "master of impeccable prose," "the great exploder of complacency," and a "showman of ideas," George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) is today regarded as the most important British comic dramatist since Cosgreve. Heartbreak House, however,... Read Full Overview

Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920.

George Bernard Shaw's Heartbreak House is a comedy about the deceptions and meaningless pursuits of England's ruling class. Though the play takes place on the the eve of World War I, the characters, too absorbed in their intrigues, are unaware that a war is about to begin. In... Read Full Overview

Heartbreak House - A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes - By Bernard Shaw Ellie Dunn, her father, and her fianc are invited to one of Hesione Hushabye's infamous dinner parties, to be held at the house of her father, the eccentric Captain Shotover, an inventor... Read Full Overview

Heartbreak House is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreign policy even... Read Full Overview

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Heartbreak House - A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes - By Bernard Shaw. Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the New York's Garrick Theatre in... Read Full Overview