Heartbreak House

Name: Heartbreak House
Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN: 9781787247772

Author: George Bernard Shaw
Series: Bernard Shaw Library
Language: English
Length: 174 pages
ISBN: 9781787247772
Published: 17 August 2018
Imprint: Sovereign

Bernard Shaw
Shaw
drama
play
humour
comedy
satire
Victorian
social
political

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Description

"Heartbreak House" by George Bernard Shaw is a captivating and satirical play that explores the state of British society on the brink of World War I. Set in the idyllic country estate of Captain Shotover, the play introduces audiences to a cast of eccentric characters, each representing different aspects of society and human nature. The plot revolves around the visit of Ellie Dunn, a young woman who is invited to Heartbreak House by Hesione Hushabye, an unconventional and vivacious woman married to Hector Hushabye, Captain Shotover's son. As the play unfolds, Ellie finds herself entangled in a web of romantic entanglements and family secrets, mirroring the chaotic state of the world outside the idyllic estate.

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.

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