A Professor of Phonetics.AS will be seen later on, Pygmalion needs, not a preface, but a sequel, which I have supplied in its due place.

Sir John Riversley, the famous actor-manager, was due to open in "Hamlet" at the Theatre Royal, Hatherford-his first professional visit to his native town for over twenty years. He arrived an hour before the curtain was timed to rise and went straight to his dressing-room. And twenty minutes later the great star was found sprawled across his dressing-table, stabbed to death...From J. S. Fletcher, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age, a compelling mystery...

'Yes, you squashed cabbage leaf . . . you incarnate insult to the English language: I could pass you off as the Queen of Sheba'Pygmalion both delighted and scandalized its first audiences in 1914. A brilliantly witty reworking of the classical tale of the sculptor who falls in love with his perfect female statue, it is also a barbed attack on the British class system and a statement of Shaw's feminist views. In Shaw's hands, the phoneticist Henry Higgins i...

In "Vanishing Point," Dora Amy Elles delves into the intricacies of human experience through an innovative blend of lyrical prose and incisive narrative. The novel is set against the backdrop of a changing society in the early 20th century, exploring themes of identity, perception, and the ephemeral nature of existence. Elles employs a rich, evocative style that combines stream-of-consciousness techniques with vivid imagery, drawing readers into a poignant exploration of the past and its h...

Frances Hodgson Burnett'Äôs intertwined tales, "The Secret Garden" and "A Little Princess," exemplify her mastery of children's literature, combining rich imagery with poignant themes of growth, resilience, and the transformative power of nature. In "The Secret Garden," Burnett skillfully weaves a narrative about healing and friendship, set against the backdrop of a hidden garden that symbolizes renewal. Likewise, "A Little Princess" explores class disparity and the strength of imagination...

Enriched Classicsoffer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.An idealistic professor transforms an unsophisticated Cockney girl into a refined young lady in this classic drama set in turn-of-the-century London.This edition inclu...

The most successful play by the Nobel Prize–winning Irish playwright, and basis for the movie and Broadway musical My Fair Lady.Based on the Greek legend of Pygmalion and Galatea, George Bernard Shaw's witty adaptation features linguistic expert Professor Henry Higgins, who encounters a cockney flower seller named Eliza Doolittle. Boasting that he could pass Eliza off as a duchess by teaching her to speak correctly and polishing up her manners, Higgins doe...

George Bernard Shaw was the greatest British dramatist after Shakespeare, a satirist equal to Jonathan Swift, and a playwright whose most profound gift was his ability to make audiences think by provoking them to laughter.In one of his best-loved plays, Pygmalion, which later became the basis for the musical My Fair Lady, Shaw compels the audience to see the utter absurdity and hypocrisy of class distinction when Professor Henry Higgins wagers that he can transfor...

Two Classic Works by the renowned author.Three Lives consists of three stories set in the fictional town of Bridgepoint: The Good Anna, Melanctha, andThe Gentle Lena—straightforward portraits of women living in the early twentieth century.The Good Anna describes a demanding German house servant.Melanctha explores the love affair of an African-American woman.The Gentle Lena narrates the fate of a serene German maid....

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. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system...

According to Wikipedia: "Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, and Nancy Axelrad. Laura Lee Hope was first used as a pseudonym in 1904 for the debut of the Bobbsey Twins. Series: The Bobbsey Twins (1904-), The Outdoor Girls (23 vols. 1913-1933), The ...

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. Professor of phonetics Henry Higgins makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador's garden party by teaching her to assume a veneer of gentility, the most important element of which, he believes, is impeccable speech. The play is a sharp lampoon of the rigid British class system...