Androcles and the Lion
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He was most angered by what he perceived as the exploitation of the working class, and most of his writings censure that abuse.
Shaw married Charlotte Payne-Townshend, a fellow Fabian, whom he survived. They settled in Ayot St. Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner. Shaw died there, aged 94, from chronic problems exacerbated by injuries he incurred by falling.
He is the first person to have been awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature (1925) and an Oscar (1938), for his contributions to literature and for his work on the film Pygmalion (adaption of his play of the same name), respectively Shaw wanted to refuse his Nobel Prize outright because he had no desire for public honors, but accepted it at his wife's behest: she considered it a tribute to Ireland. He did reject the monetary award, requesting it be used to finance translation of Swedish books to English
Publisher | The Again Shop |
Binding | CD-ROM (93 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | B003O4DPTW |
Publication Date | /2010 |
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