Shaw, George Bernard: Pygmalion & Other Plays (Androcles and the Lion and Major Barbara), Macmillan Collector's Library

Three of George Bernard Shaw's most famous comedies in one volume. Entertaining and witty, each play is embedded with George Bernard Shaw's intense concerns about poverty, class and inequality.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a preface by Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench.Pygmalion tells the story of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, who tries to elevate a feisty flower girl out of her working-class roots and into high society. In Major Barbara, idealistic Barbara is a major in the Salvation Army, at odds with her millionaire father as they war over the best route to salvation. Androcles and the Lion is a clever retelling of the bible story about a gentle Christian who pulls a thorn from a lion's paw.