First Edition Bernard Shaw PLAYS: PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT volume 2 only, 1898

“Plays: Pleasant and Unpleasant” is a collection of plays by George Bernard Shaw, typically published in two volumes, one containing the “unpleasant” plays and the other the “pleasant” ones. The “unpleasant” plays, such as “Widowers’ Houses,” “The Philanderer,” and “Mrs. Warren’s Profession, ” tackle controversial social issues like slum landlordism, sexual morality, and the economic realities of prostitution. The “pleasant” plays, like “Arms and the Man” and “You Never Can Tell,” are generally considered more comedic and romantic, though they still often engage with social themes.

Selected Plays Bernard Shaw 1979 Play Drama Hardcover Book

Selected Plays by Bernard Shaw is a compelling collection of seven of the English playwright’s most celebrated works, including Candida, Caesar and Cleopatra, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Pygmalion, Heartbreak House, and Saint Joan.