Pygmalion-Treasury of Illustrated Classics Storybook Collection

George Bernard Shaw; Brian Bartle [Illustrator]; Tim Davis [Illustrator];

ISBN 10: 0766631745 / ISBN 13: 9780766631748

Published by Modern Publishing, 2009

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Seller Inventory # 0766631745-3-21517741

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pygmalion-Treasury of Illustrated Classics Storybook Collection
• Publisher: Modern Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0766631745
• ISBN 13: 9780766631748
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Brian Bartle; Tim Davis
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 6 ounces

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Synopsis

This book is an adaptation of the classic novel Pygmalion. Pygmalion is a comedy which features a unique relationship between a spunky flower girl and her speech professor. In this George Bernard Shaw classic, flower girl Eliza Doolittle teaches her speech professor Henry Higgins that being a lady is more than just speaking like one. This easy-to-read adaptation is guaranteed to hook beginning readers not yet ready to tackle the original.

About the Author

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) began his writing career as a popular critic of books, music, and theatre. He was an active socialist, economist, and philosopher as well as a major playwright.