Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's volume of "pleasant" plays, Arms and the Man , Candida , The Man of Destiny , and You Never Can Tell --part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic One of Bernard Shaw's most glittering comedies, Arms and the Man is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in ...
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Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's volume of "pleasant" plays, Arms and the Man , Candida , The Man of Destiny , and You Never Can Tell --part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic One of Bernard Shaw's most glittering comedies, Arms and the Man is a burlesque of Victorian attitudes to heroism, war and empire. In the contrast between Bluntschli, the mercenary soldier, and the brave leader, Sergius, the true nature of valour is revealed. Shaw mocks deluded idealism in Candida , when a young poet becomes infatuated with the wife of a Socialist preacher. The Man of Destiny is a witty war of words between Napoleon and a "strange lady," while in the exuberant farce You Never Can Tell a divided family is reunited by chance. Although Shaw intended Plays Pleasant to be gentler comedies than those in their companion volume, Plays Unpleasant , their prophetic satire is sharp and provocative. This is the definitive text prepared under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. The volume includes Shaw's Preface of 1898.
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Good. 0140450203. Rubbing, creasing, and soiling to wrapper and to spine. Tanning to text. Marginalia in pencil. Tip wear, creasing to corners of text block. Tape marks inside rear wrapper. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery.; 128 X 18 X 198 millimeters; 320 pages.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Undated. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 9780140450200.
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