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Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce

Author
George Bernard Shaw
Series
Bernard Shaw Library
Language
English
Length
36 pages
ISBN
9781787248083
Published
22 August 2018
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Bernard Shaw
  • Shaw
  • drama
  • play
  • humour
  • comedy
  • satire
  • Victorian
  • social
  • political

Description

In the small town of Little Pifflington, Lord Augustus Highcastle tells his secretary Horatio Beamish that the war is a very serious matter, especially as he has three German brothers-in-law. He soon learns that a female spy is after an important document in his possession. A glamorous woman visits him. After flattering him by saying how important he is, she tells him that she suspects her sister-in-law of being the spy. She explains that Augustus' brother, known as Blueloo, has made a bet that Augustus can be easily tricked, and intends to use this woman to prove it. If she can get the document, a list of British gun emplacements, and take it to Blueloo, Augustus's incompetence will be exposed.

Author

George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was the Irish playwright of argument as entertainment — Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman. A Nobel laureate and Fabian, he made comedy carry economics, sex, and the English class system. Shaw's prefaces are almost another play. With 21 titles in our catalogue, he remains the theatre's most articulate pest: ideas with timing.