Ebook
Pygmalion
Ebook · Sovereign
Pygmalion
- Author
- George Bernard Shaw
- Series
- Bernard Shaw Library
- Language
- English
- Length
- 128 pages
- ISBN
- 9781787247734
- Published
- 17 August 2018
- Imprint
- Sovereign
- Bernard Shaw
- Shaw
- drama
- play
- humour
- comedy
- satire
- Victorian
- social
- political
Description
"Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw is a captivating and witty play that explores themes of social class, identity, and the transformative power of education. Set in early 20th-century London, the play follows the unlikely encounter between Eliza Doolittle, a poor and unrefined flower girl, and Henry Higgins, a renowned phonetician and language expert. Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can transform Eliza's Cockney accent and appearance into that of a proper, well-spoken lady, fit to pass off as a duchess at a high-society event. What begins as an experiment soon evolves into a journey of self-discovery for both Eliza and Higgins.