An edition of John Bull's Other Island (1909)

John Bull's other island

with, How he lied to her husband ; and, Major Barbara

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John Bull's other island
George Bernard Shaw
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An edition of John Bull's Other Island (1909)

John Bull's other island

with, How he lied to her husband ; and, Major Barbara

Rev. standard ed. --
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  • 7 Want to read
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"A play by George Bernard Shaw. It was written at the request of William Butler Yeats for the Irish Literary Theatre, the group that later became the Abbey Theatre, Dublin. As might be expected, the play deals with the conflict between the Irish and the English over home rule. The preface, written after the play, is strictly political, but the drama is subtle, having neither hero nor villain. The Irishman, Larry Doyle, is sensitive, imaginative, and more mature than his English friend, Tom Broadbent. Broadbent's life is more straightforward, simpler than Doyle's; he is practical, adaptable, less bothered by thinking and feeling.

"The conflict between the two men is in their characteristics, not their personalities. By the end of the play, Tom has assumed all of Larry's ties with his birthplace in ireland: his girlfriend, his Parliamentary candidacy, even control of his property. This happens, not through conniving - - Tom is too honest - - but through Larry's reticence and Tom's blunt ambition." - - Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia - Fourth Edition

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Constable
Language
English
Pages
339

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John Bull's Other Island
September 30, 2004, 1st World Library
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John Bull's Other Island
September 29, 1994, Penguin Books Ltd
in English
Cover of: John Bull's other island
Cover of: La otra isla de John Bull
La otra isla de John Bull: comedia en cuatro actos y en prosa
1912, Sociedad de Autores Españoles, R. Velasco [impresor]
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London

Edition Notes

Other Titles
How he lied to her husband., Major Barbara.

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR5363J6 1931

The Physical Object

Pagination
v, 339 p.
Number of pages
339

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16891888M

Excerpts

Great George Street, Westminster, is the address of Doyle and Broadbent, civil engineers.
added anonymously.

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