Pygmalion-Treasury of Illustrated Classics Storybook Collection

George Bernard Shaw proves his talent in the play Pygmalion. This book has a balance of all the topics that make a story worth reading: love, politics, romance, and suspense. This is the story of Eliza Doolittle, a girl who is looked down upon by society but is determined to better her life. Eliza seeks help through Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering. These two men help Eliza with her phonetics and manners. With the help... Read Full Review

It is not very likely that George Bernard Shaw knew he was writing the play that would become one of the seminal romantic comedies of the 20th when he penned `Pygmalion'. The play is delightful, with borrowed elements from many genres. There is comedy and romance, above all, but there is also a very clear social critic -- and even a Marxist idea of class struggle. What only enhances the reading of this masterpiece.Professor... Read Full Review

Such a good adaptation of that wonderful classic. Being cassette didn't detract from the wonderful acting and brilliant writing.

Shaw's PYGMALION. like Julius Caesar's Gaul, is divided into three parts.1. A preface, which was written after the play was already a hit, but was meant by Shaw to be a part of the reader's experience, and is necessary to the understanding of Shaw's main theme.2. A five act play, meant to be performed, and which is annotated in such a manner so as to facilitate deletion, on the stage, of portions only possible in a film... Read Full Review

George Bernard Shaw uses of wit and insight into England's arrogant class system to show class is not bred, but made, and the highest class of people see no class at all, being humble enough to know we are equals. As fun as the musical, "My Fair Lady" is, please read Shaw's take on this old Greek myth.From the plot of whether or not a pauper can made a princess to the subplot of love and true romance, the story is intertwined... Read Full Review