George Bernard Shaw: Heartbreak House (2000)

ISBN: 9780140437874

George Bernard Shaw: Heartbreak House (2000)

ISBN: 9780140437874
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ISBN
9780140437874
Author
George Bernard Shaw
Pages
160
Binding
Soft cover
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Date of publication
2000
Edition number
5
Format
Book
Language
English
When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and morality, idealism and realism ensues as Hesione's rakish husband, snobbish sister and Ellie's fiancé - a wealthy industrialist - enter the debate. Written between 1916 and 1917 as war raged across Europe, Heartbreak House is a telling indictment of the generation responsible for the First World War. With its bold combination of high farce and bitter tragedy, Shaw's play remains an uncannily prophetic depiction of asociety on the threshold of an abrupt awakening.