Heartbreak House

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Heartbreak House

Classic fiction: general and literary

Author: George Bernard Shaw

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Language: English

Published by: Otbebookpublishing

Published on: 17th October 2018

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 774 Kb

ISBN: 9783962725624


Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes

is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920.

According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that "cultured, leisured Europe" was drifting toward destruction, and that "Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn their proper business of political navigation".

The "Russian manner" of the subtitle refers to the style of Anton Chekhov, which Shaw adapts. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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