An edition of Pygmalion (1912)

Pygmalion

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An edition of Pygmalion (1912)

Pygmalion

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (49 ratings) ·
  • 206 Want to read
  • 15 Currently reading
  • 58 Have read

In George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion a phonetician believes the power of speech is such that he can introduce a Cockney flower girl to polite society after careful language and etiquette training, and no one will discern her true roots. The professor and the flower girl grown close, but after her successful debut she rejects the professor and his overbearing ways for a poor gentleman.The most famous adaptation of the play is the 1964 film My Fair Lady, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.

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The Floating Press
Language
English

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Drama, Flower vending, Linguistics teachers, Social classes, Speech and social status, Man-woman relationships, open_syllabus_project, German, Dictionaries, English language, British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Comedies, Speech and social status -- Drama, London (England) -- Drama, Linguistics teachers -- Drama, Social classes -- Drama, Flower vending -- Drama

People

Pygmalion, Galatea, Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, Alfred Doolittle, Mrs. Higgins, Freddy Eynsford Hill

Places

London, England

Times

1912

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eBook

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24281902M
ISBN 10
1775411982
ISBN 13
9781775411987
OCLC/WorldCat
599721646
OverDrive
4BD58AFD-EE1F-4A1B-8A96-0C1E35BE95C1
Goodreads
27476684

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Work ID
OL1066524W

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Work Description

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.


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October 3, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added edition details.
October 3, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
October 3, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
April 29, 2011 Edited by OCLC Bot Added OCLC numbers.
June 22, 2010 Created by ImportBot Imported from marc_overdrive MARC record