Classic Novels Library

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

by Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950

BookID: 3825

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Comedy playsSpeech and social status -- DramaLondon (England) -- DramaLinguistics teachers -- Drama

Description

"Pygmalion" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1912. When phonetics professor Henry Higgins boasts he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a duchess simply by teaching her proper speech, Colonel Pickering takes the bet. Eliza Doolittle arrives at Higgins's door seeking lessons to improve her prospects, setting in motion a social experiment that will test class boundaries and personal transformation. This witty comedy became Shaw's most popular work, later inspiring the musical "My Fair Lady." (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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