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Major Barbara

by Margery Morgan, George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence
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Major Barbara
Major Barbara

Wealth, morality, and salvation clash in comedy.

"Major Barbara" isn't just a play; it's a conversation starter that dances between wit and wisdom. George Bernard Shaw masterfully challenges the reader to consider the multifaceted nature of goodness, especially when money and ethics mix. You'll be hooked by the vibrant characters debating dilemmas that might just change how you see the world—and the compromises we all make.

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Major Barbara

by Margery Morgan, George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence
$11.90 Now $9.90 Save 17%
Compare to estimated retail price: S$15.92  

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ISBN: 9780140437904
Authors: Margery Morgan, George Bernard Shaw, Dan H. Laurence
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2000-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Drama
Related Topics: Theatre
Goodreads rating: 3.66
(rated by 7191 readers)

Description

Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of one of Shaw’s most forward-looking plays — part of the official Bernard Shaw Library. Andrew Undershaft, a millionaire armaments dealer, loves money and despises poverty. His estranged daughter Barbara, on the other hand, shows her love for the poor by throwing her energies into her work as a major in the Salvation Army, and sees her father as another soul to be saved. But when the Army needs funds to keep going, it is Undershaft who saves the day with a large check—forcing Barbara to examine her moral assumptions. Are they right to accept money that has been obtained by “Death and Destruction”? Full of lively comedy and sparkling debate, Major Barbara brilliantly tests the tensions between religion, wealth and power, benevolence and equality, and metaphors and realities of war. This volume includes Shaw’s preface of 1906, the cast list from the first production of Major Barbara, and a list of his principal works.
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Wealth, morality, and salvation clash in comedy.

"Major Barbara" isn't just a play; it's a conversation starter that dances between wit and wisdom. George Bernard Shaw masterfully challenges the reader to consider the multifaceted nature of goodness, especially when money and ethics mix. You'll be hooked by the vibrant characters debating dilemmas that might just change how you see the world—and the compromises we all make.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.