The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw
Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and EssaysBy George Bernard Shaw
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The Complete Works of George Bernard Shaw is an extensive compendium that captures the wit, satire, and depth of one of the foremost playwrights and social critics of the early 20th century. Spanning multiple genres, including plays, essays, and letters, Shaw's extensive oeuvre illuminates the societal issues of his time with a keenly observant eye. His innovative blend of humor and serious social commentary creates a uniquely engaging literary style, marked by sharp dialogue and layered characters, reflecting the complexities of human behavior and societal norms. Shaw's works, including classics such as 'Pygmalion' and 'Saint Joan,' are set against the backdrop of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, wherein he challenged the conventions of morality, gender, and class structure, making his contributions pivotal in literary history. George Bernard Shaw, born in 1856 in Dublin, was not only a playwright but a keen political activist, which greatly influenced his writing. His deep engagement with socialism, as a founding member of the Fabian Society, shaped his advocacy for social reform and education. Shaw's background in music, journalism, and criticism contributed to his unique voice, whereby he skillfully blended entertainment with moral inquiry, compelling audiences to reconsider their perspectives on society and human interaction. This comprehensive collection is a must-read for scholars and casual readers alike, as it invites a deeper understanding of Shaw's profound influence on modern drama and his insightful critiques of contemporary society. Whether one seeks entertainment, intellectual stimulation, or both, the Complete Works offers an enduring testament to Shaw's unparalleled mastery and relevance in today'Äôs cultural discourse.
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1Mr. Bernard Shaw (by G. K. Chesterton)
513THE CONFUSION OF CHRISTENDOM.
2PROLOGUE
514THE SECRET OF PAUL’S SUCCESS
3CHAPTER I
515PAUL’S QUALITIES
4CHAPTER II
516THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
5CHAPTER III
517THE CONTROVERSIES ON BAPTISM AND TRANSUBSTANTIATION.
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6CHAPTER IV
518THE ALTERNATIVE CHRISTS.
7CHAPTER V
519CREDULITY NO CRITERION.
8CHAPTER VI
520BELIEF IN PERSONAL IMMORTALITY NO CRITERION.
9CHAPTER VII
521THE SECULAR VIEW NATURAL, NOT RATIONAL, THEREFORE INEVITABLE.
10CHAPTER VIII
522“THE HIGHER CRITICISM.”
11CHAPTER IX
523THE PERILS OF SALVATIONISM.
12CHAPTER X
524THE IMPORTANCE OF HELL IN THE SALVATION SCHEME.
13CHAPTER XI
525THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ATONEMENT.
14CHAPTER XII
526THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIANITY.
15CHAPTER XIII
527CHRISTIANITY AND THE EMPIRE.
16CHAPTER XIV
528PROLOGUE
17CHAPTER XV
529ACT I
18CHAPTER I
530ACT II
19CHAPTER II
531THE ALLEVIATIONS OF MONOGAMY
20CHAPTER III
532INACCESSIBILITY OF THE FACTS
21CHAPTER IV
533THE CONVENTION OF JEALOUSY
22CHAPTER V
534THE MISSING DATA OF A SCIENTIFIC NATURAL HISTORY OF MARRIAGE
23CHAPTER VI
535ARTIFICIAL RETRIBUTION
24CHAPTER VII
536THE FAVORITE SUBJECT OF FARCICAL COMEDY
25CHAPTER VIII
537THE PSEUDO SEX PLAY
26CHAPTER IX
538ART AND MORALITY
27CHAPTER X
539THE LIMITS OF STAGE PRESENTATION
28CHAPTER XI
540PRUDERIES OF THE FRENCH STAGE
29CHAPTER XII
541OUR DISILLUSIVE SCENERY
30CHAPTER XIII
542HOLDING THE MIRROR UP TO NATURE
31CHAPTER XIV
543FARCICAL COMEDY SHIRKING ITS SUBJECT
32CHAPTER XV
544OVERRULED (PLAY)
33CHAPTER XVI
545PREFACE TO PYGMALION
34CHAPTER XVII
546ACT I
35CHAPTER XVIII
547ACT II
36The Author to the Reader
548ACT III
37CHAPTER I
549ACT IV
38CHAPTER II
550ACT V
39CHAPTER III
551APPENDIX
40CHAPTER IV
552THE AUTHOR’S APOLOGY FOR GREAT CATHERINE
41CHAPTER V
553THE FIRST SCENE
42CHAPTER VI
554THE SECOND SCENE
43CHAPTER VII
555THE THIRD SCENE
44CHAPTER VIII
556THE FOURTH SCENE
45CHAPTER IX
557The Music Cure
46CHAPTER X
558Beauty’s Duty (Unfinished)
47CHAPTER XI
559A RECRUITING PAMPHLET
48CHAPTER XII
560O’FLAHERTY V.C. (PLAY)
49CHAPTER XIII
561PROLOGUE
50CHAPTER XIV
562INCA OF PERUSALEM (PLAY)
51CHAPTER I
563PREFACE
52CHAPTER II
564AUGUSTUS DOES HIS BIT (PLAY)
53CHAPTER III
565Skit For The Tiptaft Revue
54CHAPTER IV
566ANNAJANSKA, THE BOLSHEVIK EMPRESS (PLAY)
55PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION OF 1905
567Where Heartbreak House Stands
56CHAPTER I
568The Inhabitants
57CHAPTER II
569Horseback Hall
58CHAPTER III
570Revolution on the Shelf
59CHAPTER IV
571The Cherry Orchard
60CHAPTER V
572Nature’s Long Credits
61CHAPTER VI
573The Wicked Half Century
62CHAPTER VII
574Hypochondria
63CHAPTER VIII
575Those who do not know how to live must make a Merit of Dying
64CHAPTER IX
576War Delirium
65CHAPTER X
577Madness in Court
66CHAPTER XI
578The Long Arm of War
67CHAPTER XII
579The Rabid Watchdogs of Liberty
68CHAPTER XIII
580The Sufferings of the Sane
69CHAPTER XIV
581Evil in the Throne of Good
70CHAPTER XV
582Straining at the Gnat and swallowing the Camel
71CHAPTER XVI
583Little Minds and Big Battles
72CHAPTER XVII
584The Dumb Capables and the Noisy Incapables
73CHAPTER XVIII
585The Practical Business Men
74CHAPTER XIX
586How the Fools shouted the Wise Men down
75CHAPTER XX
587The Mad Election
76CHAPTER XXI
588The Yahoo and the Angry Ape
77PREFACE
589Plague on Both your Houses!
78CHAPTER I
590How the Theatre fared
79CHAPTER II
591The Soldier at the Theatre Front
80CHAPTER III
592Heartbreak House
81CHAPTER IV
593Commerce in the Theatre
82CHAPTER V
594Unser Shakespeare
83CHAPTER VI
595The Higher Drama put out of Action
84CHAPTER VII
596Church and Theatre
85CHAPTER VIII
597The Next Phase
86CHAPTER IX
598The Ephemeral Thrones and the Eternal Theatre
87CHAPTER I
599How War muzzles the Dramatic Poet
88CHAPTER II
600ACT I
89CHAPTER III
601ACT II
90CHAPTER IV
602ACT III
91CHAPTER V
603ACT I
92CHAPTER VI
604ACT II
93CHAPTER VII
605The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas
94CHAPTER VIII
606The Thing Happens
95CHAPTER IX
607ACT I
96CHAPTER X
608ACT II
97CHAPTER I
609ACT III
98CHAPTER II
610ACT IV
99CHAPTER III
611As Far as Thought Can Reach
100CHAPTER IV
612The War Indemnities (unfinished)
101CHAPTER V
613JOAN THE ORIGINAL AND PRESUMPTUOUS
102CHAPTER VI
614JOAN AND SOCRATES
103CHAPTER VII
615CONTRAST WITH NAPOLEON
104CHAPTER VIII
616WAS JOAN INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
105CHAPTER IX
617JOAN'S GOOD LOOKS
106CHAPTER I
618JOAN'S SOCIAL POSITION
107CHAPTER II
619JOAN'S VOICES AND VISIONS
108CHAPTER III
620THE EVOLUTIONARY APPETITE
109CHAPTER IV
621THE MERE ICONOGRAPHY DOES NOT MATTER
110CHAPTER V
622THE MODERN EDUCATION WHICH JOAN ESCAPED
111CHAPTER VI
623FAILURES OF THE VOICES
112CHAPTER VII
624JOAN A GALTONIC VISUALIZER
113CHAPTER VIII
625JOAN'S MANLINESS AND MILITARISM
114CHAPTER IX
626WAS JOAN SUICIDAL?
115EPILOGUE
627JOAN SUMMED UP
116Aerial Football: The New Game
628JOAN'S IMMATURITY AND IGNORANCE
117The Emperor and the Little Girl
629THE MAID IN LITERATURE
118The Miraculous Revenge
630PROTESTANT MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
119The Theatre of the Future
631COMPARATIVE FAIRNESS OF JOAN'S TRIAL
120A Dressing Room Secret
632JOAN NOT TRIED AS A POLITICAL OFFENDER
121Don Giovanni Explains
633THE CHURCH UNCOMPROMISED BY ITS AMENDS
122Beauty’s Duty
634CRUELTY, MODERN AND MEDIEVAL
123The Author’s Apology
635CATHOLIC ANTI-CLERICALISM
124Still After the Doll’s House
636CATHOLICISM NOT YET CATHOLIC ENOUGH
125The Domesticity of Franklyn Barnabas
637THE LAW OF CHANGE IS THE LAW OF GOD
126The Death of an Old Revolutionary Hero
638CREDULITY, MODERN AND MEDIEVAL
127The Serenade
639TOLERATION, MODERN AND MEDIEVAL
128A Sunday on the Surrey Hills
640VARIABILITY OP TOLERATION
129Cannonfodder
641THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GENIUS AND DISCIPLINE
130The Black Girl in Search of God
642JOAN AS THEOCRAT
131Plays
643UNBROKEN SUCCESS ESSENTIAL IN THEOCRACY
132ACT I
644MODERN DISTORTIONS OF JOAN'S HISTORY
133ACT II
645HISTORY ALWAYS OUT OF DATE
134ACT III
646THE REAL JOAN NOT MARVELLOUS ENOUGH FOR US
135ACT I
647THE STAGE LIMITS OF HISTORICAL REPRESENTATION
136ACT II
648A VOID IN THE ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
137ACT III
649TRAGEDY, NOT MELODRAMA
138ACT IV
650THE INEVITABLE FLATTERIES OF TRAGEDY
139THE AUTHOR’S APOLOGY
651SOME WELL-MEANT PROPOSALS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PLAY
140ACT I
652THE EPILOGUE
141ACT II
653TO THE CRITICS, LEST THEY SHOULD FEEL IGNORED
142ACT III
654SCENE I
143ACT IV
655SCENE II
144INTRODUCTION
656SCENE III
145ACT I
657SCENE IV
146ACT II
658SCENE V
147ACT III
659SCENE VI
148ACT I
660EPILOGUE
149ACT II
661The Glimpse Of Reality: A Tragedietta
150ACT III
662Fascinating Foundling: Disgrace To The Author
151ACT I
663Preface
152ACT II
664ACT I
153ACT III
665ACT II
154ACT IV
666Mr Shaw Replies to His Critics
155ACT I
667A Walk and a Talk with Mr Shaw
156ACT II
668Bernard Shaw's Denial
157ACT III
669Mr Shaw and Democracy
158NOTES TO THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE
670The Apple-Cart Again
159PROLOGUE
671MONEY AND HAPPINESS
160AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE PROLOGUE
672THE VAMPIRE AND THE CALF
161ACT I
673THE OLD SOLDIER AND THE PUBLIC HOUSE
162ACT II
674THE UNLOADING MILLIONAIRES
163ACT III
675DELUSIONS OF POVERTY
164ACT IV
676TRYING IT FOR AN HOUR
165ACT V
677CONSOLATIONS OF THE LANDED GENTRY
166NOTES TO CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA
678MISERIES OF THE VAGRANT ROOTLESS RICH
167ACT I
679THE REDEMPTION FROM PROPERTY
168ACT II
680FUNDAMENTAL NATURAL CONDITIONS OF HUMAN SOCIETY
169ACT III
681THE CATHOLIC SOLUTION
170NOTES TO CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND’S CONVERSION
682NEED FOR A COMMON FAITH
171The Man Of Destiny
683RUSSIA REDISCOVERS THE CHURCH SYSTEM
172ACT I.
684WHY THE CHRISTIAN SYSTEM FAILED
173ACT II.
685GOVERNMENT BY EVERYBODY
174ACT III.
686FAILURE ALL ROUND
175ACT IV.
687OBSOLETE VOWS
176PREFACE
688SUPERNATURAL PRETENSIONS
177ACT I
689ECLECTIC DEMOCRACY
178ACT II
690ACT I
179ACT IV
691ACT II
180NOTE ON MODERN PRIZEFIGHTING
692ACT III
181EPISTLE DEDICATORY TO ARTHUR BINGHAM WALKLEY
693From the Malvern Festival Book, 1932
182ACT I
694Why "Too True to be Good" Failed: A Moral in Favour of a National Theatre
183ACT II
695FIRST CONVERSATION
184ACT III (pt. 1)
696SECOND CONVERSATION
185ACT III (pt. 2)
697THIRD CONVERSATION
186ACT IV
698EXTERMINATION
187ACT I
699KILLING AS A POLITICAL FUNCTION
188ACT II
700THE SACREDNESS OF HUMAN LIFE
189ACT III
701PRESENT EXTERMINATIONS
190ACT IV
702PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS MISS THE POINT
191PREFACE
703KING CHARLES'S HEAD
192HOW HE LIED TO HER HUSBAND (PLAY)
704RIGHT TO EXTERMINATE CONFERRED BY PRIVATE PROPERTY
193THE GOSPEL OF ST. ANDREW UNDERSHAFT
705DISGUISES UNDER WHICH PRIVATE EXTERMINATION OPERATES
194THE SALVATION ARMY
706PRIVATE POWERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
195BARBARA’S RETURN TO THE COLORS.
707CRUELTY'S EXCUSES
196WEAKNESSES OF THE SALVATION ARMY.
708LEADING CASE OF JESUS CHRIST
197CHRISTIANITY AND ANARCHISM
709"CROSSTIANITY"
198SANE CONCLUSIONS
710CHRISTIANITY AND THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT
199ACT I
711THE RUSSIAN EXPERIMENT
200ACT II
712INADEQUACY OF PENAL CODES
201ACT III
713LIMITED LIABILITY IN MORALS
202OR, THE FATAL GAZOGENE
714NATURAL LIMIT TO EXTERMINATION
203DOUBTFUL CHARACTER BORNE BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
715INCOMPATIBILITY OF PEASANTRY WITH MODERN CIVILIZATION
204DOCTOR’S CONSCIENCES
716A PEASANT VICTORY IS A VICTORY FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY
205THE PECULIAR PEOPLE
717PREVENTIVE EXTERMINATION: ITS DIFFICULTIES
206RECOIL OF THE DOGMA OF MEDICAL INFALLIBILITY ON THE DOCTOR
718TEMPERAMENTAL DIFFICULTIES
207WHY DOCTORS DO NOT DIFFER
719IMPORTANCE OF LAZINESS FOR FALLOWING
208THE CRAZE FOR OPERATIONS
720STANDARD RELIGION INDISPENSABLE
209CREDULITY AND CHLOROFORM
721ECLECTIC RELIGIONS
210MEDICAL POVERTY
722IMPORTANCE OF FREE THOUGHT
211THE SUCCESSFUL DOCTOR
723TOLERATION MOSTLY ILLUSORY
212THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SELFRESPECT IN SURGEONS
724LEADING CASES: SOCRATES AND JESUS
213ARE DOCTORS MEN OF SCIENCE?
725THE CASE OF GALILEO
214BACTERIOLOGY AS A SUPERSTITION
726FIGMENT OF THE SELFREGARDING ACTION
215ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES OF IMMUNIZATION
727INCOMPLETENESS OF THE GREAT TRIALS
216THE PERILS OF INOCULATION
728A MODERN PASSION PLAY IMPOSSIBLE
217TRADE UNIONISM AND SCIENCE
729DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READER AND SPECTATOR
218DOCTORS AND VIVISECTION
730THE SACREDNESS OF CRITICISM
219THE PRIMITIVE SAVAGE MOTIVE
731ACT I
220THE HIGHER MOTIVE. THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE.
732ACT II
221THE FLAW IN THE ARGUMENT
733Preface on Days of Judgment
222LIMITATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO KNOWLEDGE
734SCENE I
223A FALSE ALTERNATIVE
735SCENE II
224CRUELTY FOR ITS OWN SAKE
736SCENE III
225OUR OWN CRUELTIES
737ACT I
226THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF CRUELTY
738ACT II
227SUGGESTED LABORATORY TESTS OF THE VIVISECTOR’S EMOTIONS
739The Simple Truth of the Matter
228ROUTINE
740Prefatory Note
229THE OLD LINE BETWEEN MAN AND BEAST
741THE SIX OF CALAIS
230VIVISECTING THE HUMAN SUBJECT
742Author's Note
231“THE LIE IS A EUROPEAN POWER”
743ACT I
232AN ARGUMENT WHICH WOULD DEFEND ANY CRIME
744ACT II
233THOU ART THE MAN
745ACT III
234WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS AND WILL NOT GET
746PREFACE ON BOSSES
235THE VACCINATION CRAZE
747ACT I
236STATISTICAL ILLUSIONS
748ACT II
237THE SURPRISES OF ATTENTION AND NEGLECT
749ACT III
238STEALING CREDIT FROM CIVILIZATION
750ACT IV
239BIOMETRIKA
751Foreword
240PATIENT-MADE THERAPEUTICS
752ACT V
241THE REFORMS ALSO COME FROM THE LAITY
753HOODWINKED HEROISM
242FASHIONS AND EPIDEMICS
754ENGLAND FRIGHTENED AND GREAT
243THE DOCTOR’S VIRTUES
755ENGLAND SECURE AND LAZY
244THE DOCTOR’S HARDSHIPS
756HISTORY STOPS YESTERDAY: STATECRAFT WORKS BLINDFOLD
245THE PUBLIC DOCTOR
757WE SPLIT THE ATOM
246MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
758AN AMORAL VICTORY
247THE SOCIAL SOLUTION OF THE MEDICAL PROBLEM
759CIVILIZATION'S WILL TO LIVE ALWAYS DEFEATED BY DEMOCRACY
248THE FUTURE OF PRIVATE PRACTICE
760INCOMPETENT GOVERNMENTS ARE THE CRUELLEST
249THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM
761HITLER
250THE LATEST THEORIES
762PSEUDO MESSIAH AND MADMAN
251ACT I
763DEMOCRACY MISUNDERSTOOD
252ACT II
764"GREAT MEN"
253ACT III
765WE CAN AND MUST LIVE LONGER
254ACT IV
766THE NEXT DISCOVERY
255ACT V
767ACT I
256The Interlude At The Playhouse
768ACT II
257THE REVOLT AGAINST MARRIAGE
769ACT III
258MARRIAGE NEVERTHELESS INEVITABLE
770ACT IV
259WHAT DOES THE WORD MARRIAGE MEAN
771Author's Note
260SURVIVALS OF SEX SLAVERY
772New Shaw Play and Germany
261A NEW ATTACK ON MARRIAGE
773For the Press
262A FORGOTTEN CONFERENCE OF MARRIED MEN
774Telescoping "Geneva"
263HEARTH AND HOME
775Further Meditations on Shaw's "Geneva" by Shaw
264TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
776STAGE CHAPTERS OF HISTORY
265LARGE AND SMALL FAMILIES
777NEWTON'S RECTILINEAR UNIVERSE
266THE GOSPEL OF LAODICEA
778CHARLES'S GOLDEN DAYS
267FOR BETTER FOR WORSE
779THE FUTURE OF WOMEN IN POLITICS
268WANTED: AN IMMORAL STATESMAN
780THE COUPLED VOTE
269THE LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY
781ACT I
270THE SCIENCE AND ART OF POLITICS
782ACT II
271WHY STATESMEN SHIRK THE MARRIAGE QUESTION
783Playlet on the British Party System
272THE QUESTION OF POPULATION
784Preface
273THE RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD
785ACT I THE WORLD BETTERER
274MONOGAMY, POLYGYNY AND POLYANDRY
786ACT II THE ADVENTURE
275THE MALE REVOLT AGAINST POLYGYNY
787ACT III THE DISCUSSION
276DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIENTAL AND OCCIDENTAL POLYGYNY
788ACT IV THE END
277THE OLD MAID’S RIGHT TO MOTHERHOOD
789The Author Explains
278IBSEN’S CHAIN STITCH
790Preface
279REMOTENESS OF THE FACTS FROM THE IDEAL
791THE NEW PSYCHOBIOLOGY
280DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING EVIDENCE
792AM I A PATHOLOGICAL CASE?
281MARRIAGE AS A MAGIC SPELL
793DIVINE PROVIDENCE
282THE IMPERSONALITY OF SEX
794MENTAL CAPACITY DIFFERS AND DIVIDES
283THE ECONOMIC SLAVERY OF WOMEN
795SATANIC SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
284UNPOPULARITY OF IMPERSONAL VIEWS
796MENDACITY COMPULSORY IN KINGCRAFT AND PRIESTCRAFT
285IMPERSONALITY IS NOT PROMISCUITY
797G.B.S. MIRACLE FAKER
286DOMESTIC CHANGE OF AIR
798PARENTAL DILEMMAS
287HOME MANNERS ARE BAD MANNERS
799THE ALL OR NOTHING COMPLEX
288SPURIOUS “NATURAL” AFFECTION
800CATHOLICISM IMPRACTICABLE
289CARRYING THE WAR INTO THE ENEMY’S COUNTRY
801THE TARES AND THE WHEAT
290SHELLEY AND QUEEN VICTORIA
802THE THIRTYNINE ARTICLES
291A PROBABLE EFFECT OF GIVING WOMEN THE VOTE
803A HUNDRED RELIGIONS AND ONLY ONE SAUCE
292THE PERSONAL SENTIMENTAL BASIS OF MONOGAMY
804THE MARXIST CHURCH
293DIVORCE
805SHOULD I BE SHOT IN RUSSIA?
294IMPORTANCE OF SENTIMENTAL GRIEVANCE
806COMPATIBILITIES
295DIVORCE WITHOUT ASKING WHY
807BOHEMIAN ANARCHISM
296ECONOMIC SLAVERY AGAIN THE ROOT DIFFICULTY
808SHAM DEMOCRACY
297LABOR EXCHANGES AND THE WHITE SLAVERY
809THE POLITICAL TIME LAG
298CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE
810ADULT SUFFRAGE IS MOBOCRACY
299DIVORCE A SACRAMENTAL DUTY
811THE MARXIST CLASS WAR
300OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA
812WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
301WHAT IS TO BECOME OF THE CHILDREN?
813POLITICAL MATHEMATICS
302THE COST OF DIVORCE
814RENT AND VALUE THE ASS'S BRIDGES
303CONCLUSIONS
815STATISTICS VITAL
304GETTING MARRIED (PLAY) (pt. 1)
816THE ESTHETIC TEST
305GETTING MARRIED (PLAY) (pt. 2)
817SUBCONSCIOUS CAPACITIES
306THE CENSORSHIP
818EXAMINATIONS AND SCHOOLMASTERS
307A READABLE BLUEBOOK
819THE WRONG SORT OF MEMORY
308HOW NOT TO DO IT
820SOME RESULTS
309THE STORY OF THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE
821CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
310WHY THE MANAGERS LOVE THE CENSORSHIP
822ENGLAND'S SHAMEFACED LEADERSHIP
311A TWO GUINEA INSURANCE POLICY
823THE THREATENING FUTURE: HOMILIES NO USE
312WHY THE GOVERNMENT INTERFERED
824First Fable
313THE PEERS ON THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE
825Second Fable
314THE COMMITTEE’S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE THEATRE
826Third Fable
315A BAD BEGINNING
827Fourth Fable
316A COMIC INTERLUDE
828Fifth Fable
317AN ANTI-SHAVIAN PANIC
829Sixth and Last Fable
318A RARE AND CURIOUS FIRST EDITION
830SCENE I
319THE TIMES TO THE RESCUE
831SCENE II
320THE COUNCIL OF TEN
832SCENE III
321THE SENTENCE
833SCENE IV
322THE EXECUTION
834SCENE V
323PART I
835I.
324THE WITNESS’S QUALIFICATIONS
836II. RECRUITING.
325THE DEFINITION OF IMMORALITY
837III. THE TERMS OF PEACE.
326WHAT TOLERATION MEANS
838Written for THE NEW YORK TIMES.
327THE CASE FOR TOLERATION
839Letter to The Daily News of London.
328THE LIMITS TO TOLERATION
840Letter to The Daily News of London.
329THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAW AND CENSORSHIP
841Editorial Comment on Shaw By The New York World
330WHY THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN?
842Comment by Readers of Shaw To the Editor of The New York Times
331THE DIPLOMATIC OBJECTION TO THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN
843Open Letter to President Wilson[1] by G. B. Shaw
332THE OBJECTION OF COURT ETIQUET
844A German Letter to G. Bernard Shaw By Herbert Eulenberg
333WHY NOT AN ENLIGHTENED CENSORSHIP?
845“Mr. G. Bernard Shaw on Socialism” (Speech)
334THE WEAKNESS OF THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S DEPARTMENT
846The Miraculous Revenge
335AN ENLIGHTENED CENSORSHIP STILL WORSE THAN THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S
847PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
336THE PRACTICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES OF CENSORSHIP
848PREFACE: 1913
337THE ARBITRATION PROPOSAL
849PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
338THE LICENSING OF THEATRES
850THE TWO PIONEERS
339THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN LICENSING AND CENSORSHIP
851IDEALS AND IDEALISTS
340PROSTITUTION AND DRINK IN THEATRES
852THE WOMANLY WOMAN
341WHY THE MANAGERS DREAD LOCAL CONTROL
853BRAND, 1866
342DESIRABLE LIMITATIONS OF LOCAL CONTROL
854PEER GYNT, 1867
343SUMMARY
855EMPEROR AND GALILEAN, 1873
344MR. GEORGE ALEXANDER’S PROTEST
856THE LEAGUE OF YOUTH, 1869
345ELIZA AND HER BATH
857PILLARS OF SOCIETY, 1877
346A KING’S PROCTOR
858A DOLL’S HOUSE, 1879
347COUNSEL’S OPINION
859GHOSTS, 1881
348WANTED: A NEW MAGNA CHARTA
860DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PLAY
349PROPOSED: A NEW STAR CHAMBER
861DESCRIPTIONS OF IBSEN
350POSSIBILITIES OF THE PROPOSAL
862DESCRIPTIONS OF IBSEN’S ADMIRERS
351STAR CHAMBER SENTIMENTALITY
863AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, 1882
352ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE
864THE WILD DUCK, 1884
353SHALL THE EXAMINER OF PLAYS STARVE?
865ROSMERSHOLM, 1886
354LORD GORELL’S AWAKENING
866THE LADY FROM THE SEA, 1888
355JUDGES: THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIMITATIONS
867HEDDA GABLER, 1890
356CONCLUSION
868THE MASTER BUILDER, 1892
357THE SHEWING-UP OF BLANCO POSNET (PLAY)
869LITTLE EYOLF, 1894
358Press Cuttings
870JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN, 1896
359Trailing Clouds of Glory
871WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN, 1900
360The Child is Father to the Man
872THE LESSON OF THE PLAYS
361What is a Child?
873WHAT IS THE NEW ELEMENT IN THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL?
362The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
874THE TECHNICAL NOVELTY IN IBSEN’S PLAYS
363The Manufacture of Monsters
875NEEDED: AN IBSEN THEATRE
364Small and Large Families
876Rent.
365Children as Nuisances
877Exchange Value.
366Child Fanciers
878Wages.
367Childhood as a State of Sin
879The Transition to Social Democracy
368School
880Anarchists and Socialists
369My Scholastic Acquirements
881Individualist Anarchism
370Schoolmasters of Genius
882Communist Anarchism
371What We Do Not Teach, and Why
883Democracy
372Taboo in Schools
884PREFACE TO THE FIRST GERMAN EDITION
373Alleged Novelties in Modern Schools
885PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
374What is to be Done?
886PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
375Children’s Rights and Duties
887PRELIMINARY ENCOURAGEMENTS
376Should Children Earn their Living?
888THE RING OF THE NIBLUNGS
377Children’s Happiness
889THE RHINE GOLD
378The Horror of the Perpetual Holiday
890WAGNER AS REVOLUTIONIST
379University Schoolboyishness
891THE VALKYRIES
380The New Laziness
892SIEGFRIED
381The Infinite School Task
893BACK TO OPERA AGAIN
382The Rewards and Risks of Knowledge
894SIEGFRIED AS PROTESTANT
383English Physical Hardihood and Spiritual Cowardice
895PANACEA QUACKERY, OTHERWISE IDEALISM
384The Risks of Ignorance and Weakness
896DRAMATIC ORIGIN OF WOTAN
385The Common Sense of Toleration
897THE LOVE PANACEA
386The Sin of Athanasius
898NOT LOVE, BUT LIFE
387The Experiment Experimenting
899ANARCHISM NO PANACEA
388Why We Loathe Learning and Love Sport
900SIEGFRIED CONCLUDED
389Antichrist
901NIGHT FALLS ON THE GODS
390Under the Whip
902PROLOGUE
391Technical Instruction
903A WAGNERIAN NEWSPAPER CONTROVERSY
392Docility and Dependence
904FORGOTTEN ERE FINISHED
393The Abuse of Docility
905WHY HE CHANGED HIS MIND
394The Schoolboy and the Homeboy
906WAGNER’S OWN EXPLANATION
395The Comings of Age of Children
907THE PESSIMIST AS AMORIST
396The Conflict of Wills
908THE MUSIC OF THE RING
397The Demagogue’s Opportunity
909THE REPRESENTATIVE THEMES
398Our Quarrelsomeness
910THE CHARACTERIZATION
399We Must Reform Society before we can Reform Ourselves
911THE OLD AND THE NEW MUSIC
400The Pursuit of Manners
912THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
401Not too much Wind on the Heath, Brother
913THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE
402Wanted: a Child’s Magna Charta
914BAYREUTH
403The Pursuit of Learning
915BAYREUTH IN ENGLAND
404Children and Game: a Proposal
916WAGNERIAN SINGERS
405The Parents’ Intolerable Burden
917Letter to Beatrice Webb
406Mobilization
918PREFACE TO THE REVOLUTIONIST’S HANDBOOK
407Children’s Rights and Parents’ Wrongs
919FOREWORD
408How Little We Know About Our Parents
920AND YET
409Our Abandoned Mothers
921I. ON GOOD BREEDING
410Family Affection
922II. PROPERTY AND MARRIAGE
411The Fate of the Family
923III. THE PERFECTIONIST EXPERIMENT AT ONEIDA CREEK
412Family Mourning
924IV. MAN’S OBJECTION TO HIS OWN IMPROVEMENT
413Art Teaching
925V. THE POLITICAL NEED FOR THE SUPERMAN
414The Impossibility of Secular Education
926VI. PRUDERY EXPLAINED
415Natural Selection as a Religion
927VII. PROGRESS AN ILLUSION
416Moral Instruction Leagues
928VIII. THE CONCEIT OF CIVILIZATION
417The Bible
929IX. THE VERDICT OF HISTORY
418Artist Idolatry
930X. THE METHOD
419“The Machine”
931Maxims For Revolutionists
420The Provocation to Anarchism
932The New Theology
421Imagination
9331
422Government by Bullies
9342: WHY THE CRITICS ARE ALWAYS WRONG
423MISALLIANCE (PLAY) (pt. 1)
9353: THE INTERPRETER OF LIFE
424MISALLIANCE (PLAY) (pt. 2)
936Trailing Clouds of Glory
425How the Play came to be Written
937The Child is Father to the Man
426Thomas Tyler
938What is a Child?
427Frank Harris
939The Sin of Nadab and Abihu
428Harris “durch Mitleid wissend”
940The Manufacture of Monsters
429“Sidney’s Sister: Pembroke’s Mother”
941Small and Large Families
430Shakespear’s Social Standing
942Children as Nuisances
431This Side Idolatry
943Child Fanciers
432Shakespear’s Pessimism
944Childhood as a State of Sin
433Gaiety of Genius
945School
434Jupiter and Semele
946My Scholastic Acquirements
435The Idol of the Bardolaters
947Schoolmasters of Genius
436Shakespear’s alleged Sycophancy and Perversion
948What We Do Not Teach, and Why
437Shakespear and Democracy
949Taboo in Schools
438Shakespear and the British Public
950Alleged Novelties in Modern Schools
439THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS (PLAY)
951What is to be Done?
440PREFACE TO FANNY’S FIRST PLAY
952Children's Rights and Duties
441INDUCTION
953Should Children Earn their Living?
442ACT I
954Children's Happiness
443ACT II
955The Horror of the Perpetual Holiday
444ACT III
956University Schoolboyishness
445EPILOGUE
957The New Laziness
446WHY NOT GIVE CHRISTIANITY A TRIAL?
958The Infinite School Task
447WHY JESUS MORE THAN ANOTHER?
959The Rewards and Risks of Knowledge
448WAS JESUS A COWARD?
960English Physical Hardihood and Spiritual Cowardice
449WAS JESUS A MARTYR?
961The Risks of Ignorance and Weakness
450THE GOSPELS WITHOUT PREJUDICE
962The Common Sense of Toleration
451THE GOSPELS NOW UNINTELLIGIBLE TO NOVICES
963The Sin of Athanasius
452WORLDLINESS OF THE MAJORITY
964The Experiment Experimenting
453RELIGION OF THE MINORITY. SALVATIONISM
965Why We Loathe Learning and Love Sport
454THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ATONEMENT AND PUNISHMENT
966Antichrist
455SALVATION AT FIRST A CLASS PRIVILEGE; AND THE REMEDY
967Under the Whip
456RETROSPECTIVE ATONEMENT, AND THE EXPECTATION OF THE REDEEMER
968Technical Instruction
457COMPLETION OF THE SCHEME BY LUTHER AND CALVIN
969Docility and Dependence
458JOHN BARLEYCORN
970The Abuse of Docility
459LOOKING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
971The Schoolboy and the Homeboy
460THE HONOR OF DIVINE PARENTAGE
972The Comings of Age of Children
461THE ANNUNCIATION: THE MASSACRE: THE FLIGHT
973The Conflict of Wills
462JOHN THE BAPTIST
974The Demagogue's Opportunity
463JESUS JOINS THE BAPTISTS
975Our Quarrelsomeness
464THE SAVAGE JOHN AND THE CIVILIZED JESUS
976We Must Reform Society before we can Reform Ourselves
465JESUS NOT A PROSLETYST
977The Pursuit of Manners
466THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS
978Not too much Wind on the Heath, Brother
467THE MIRACLES
979Wanted: a Child's Magna Charta
468MATTHEW IMPUTES DIGNITY TO JESUS
980The Pursuit of Learning
469THE GREAT CHANGE
981Children and Game: a Proposal
470JERUSALEM AND THE MYSTICAL SACRIFICE
982The Parents' Intolerable Burden
471NOT THIS MAN BUT BARRABAS
983Mobilization
472THE RESURRECTION
984Children's Rights and Parents' Wrongs
473DATE OF MATTHEW’S NARRATIVE
985How Little We Know About Our Parents
474CLASS TYPE OF MATTHEW’S JESUS
986Our Abandoned Mothers
475THE WOMEN DISCIPLES AND THE ASCENSION
987Family Affection
476LUKE THE LITERARY ARTIST
988The Fate of the Family
477THE CHARM OF LUKE’S NARRATIVE
989Family Mourning
478THE TOUCH OF PARISIAN ROMANCE
990Art Teaching
479WAITING FOR THE MESSIAH
991The Impossibility of Secular Education
480A NEW STORY AND A NEW CHARACTER
992Natural Selection as a Religion
481JOHN THE IMMORTAL EYEWITNESS
993Moral Instruction Leagues
482THE PECULIAR THEOLOGY OF JESUS
994The Bible
483JOHN AGREED AS TO THE TRIAL AND CRUCIFIXION
995Artist Idolatry
484CREDIBILITY OF THE GOSPELS
996"The Machine"
485FASHIONS OF BELIEF
997The Provocation to Anarchism
486CREDIBILITY AND TRUTH
998Imagination
487CHRISTIAN ICONOLATRY AND THE PERILS OF THE ICONOCLAST
999Government by Bullies
488THE ALTERNATIVE TO BARRABAS
1000Memories of Oscar Wilde
489THE REDUCTION TO MODERN PRACTICE OF CHRISTIANITY
1001The Intelligent Women’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism: Excerpts
490MODERN COMMUNISM
1002Women in the Labour Market
491REDISTRIBUTION
1003Socialism and Marriage
492SHALL HE WHO MAKES, OWN
1004Socialism and Children
493LABOR TIME
1005Letter to Frank Harris
494THE DREAM OF DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO MERIT
1006How These Doctors Love One Another!
495VITAL DISTRIBUTION
1007The Black Girl in Search of God
496EQUAL DISTRIBUTION
1008The Political Madhouse in America and Nearer Home
497THE CAPTAIN AND THE CABIN BOY
1009On Capital Punishment
498THE POLITICAL AND BIOLOGICAL OBJECTIONS TO INEQUALITY
1010Introduction to the First Edition
499JESUS AS ECONOMIST
1011The Problem of a Preface
500JESUS AS BIOLOGIST
1012The Irishman
501MONEY THE MIDWIFE OF SCIENTIFIC COMMUNISM
1013The Puritan
502JUDGE NOT
1014The Progressive
503LIMITS TO FREE WILL
1015The Critic
504JESUS ON MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
1016The Dramatist
505WHY JESUS DID NOT MARRY
1017The Philosopher
506INCONSISTENCY OF THE SEX INSTINCT
1018I
507FOR BETTER OR WORSE
1019II
508THE CASE FOR MARRIAGE
1020III
509CELIBACY NO REMEDY
1021IV
510AFTER THE CRUCIFIXION
1022Old and New Masters: Bernard Shaw by Robert Lynd
511THE VINDICTIVE MIRACLES AND THE STONING OF STEPHEN
1023George Bernard Shaw: A Poem by Oliver Herford
512PAUL
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