1919. A collection of works from Bernard Shaw, Nobel Prize winner in Literature, 1925 for his work which is marked by both idealism and humanity, its stimulating satire often being infused with a singular poetic beauty. Heartbreak House is a reflection of his bitterness and despair about British politics and society. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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The hilly country in the middle of the north edge of Sussex, looking very pleasant on a fine evening at the end of September, is seen through the windows of a room which has been built so as to resemble the after part of an old-fashioned high-pooped ship with a stern gallery; for the windows are ship built with heavy timbering, and run right across the room as continuously as the stability of the wall allows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, Little Father, Miss Dunn, War Office, Mazzini Dunn, Boss Mangan, Lord Augustus, Augustus Does His Bit, Imperial Majesty, Monsieur Voltaire, Captain Edstaston, Father Quinlan, Foreign Office, Miss Ellie, Miss Hessy, Prince Patiomkin, Billy Dunn, Captain Duval, Miss Addy, National Gallery, Ellie Dunn, General Strammfest, Lil Mother, Little Pifflington New!
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The hilly country in the middle of the north edge of Sussex, looking very pleasant on a fine evening at the end of September, is seen through the windows of a room which has been built so as to resemble the after part of an old-fashioned high-pooped ship with a stern gallery; for the windows are ship built with heavy timbering, and run right across the room as continuously as the stability of the wall allows. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
starboard door, gallant fellows, garden seat, angel mother Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, Little Father, Miss Dunn, War Office, Mazzini Dunn, Boss Mangan, Lord Augustus, Augustus Does His Bit, Imperial Majesty, Monsieur Voltaire, Captain Edstaston, Father Quinlan, Foreign Office, Miss Ellie, Miss Hessy, Prince Patiomkin, Billy Dunn, Captain Duval, Miss Addy, National Gallery, Ellie Dunn, General Strammfest, Lil Mother, Little Pifflington New!
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- Trelawny of the "Wells' (Acting Edition) by Arthur W. Pinero on page 128
- Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, and Playlets of the War (Collected Works of Bernard Shaw) by Bernard Shaw in Front Matter
- Heartbreak House (Penguin Classics) by George Bernard Shaw in Front Matter
- Great Catherine by Bernard Shaw in Front Matter
- Natural Selection (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Charles Darwin in Front Matter
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- English Literature During the Last Half Century by J. W. Cunliffe on page 156
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