Book cover for George Bernard Shaw: His Plays by H. L. Mencken

George Bernard Shaw

His Plays

2020 Released
140 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Cosimo ClassicsISBN 9781646793471

"Through Shaw, I found my vocation at last."

-H. L. Mencken


George Bernard Shaw: His Plays (1905), by H. L. Mencken, is a "little handbook" for readers interested in his favorite playwright George Bernhard Shaw's work. It consists of summaries of Shaw's plays and some of his other writings, with analysis by Mencken.

H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. Mencken is best known for The American Language, a multivolume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States.

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