When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice. Opinion on the matter quickly divides and a lively argument about money and morality, idealism and realism ensues as Hesione's rakish husband, snobbish sister and Ellie's fiance—a wealthy industrialist—enter the debate. Written between 1916 and 1917 as war raged across Europe, Heartbreak House is a telling indictment of the generation responsible for the First World War. With its bold combination of high farce and bitter tragedy, Shaw's play remains an uncannily prophetic depiction of a society on the threshold of an abrupt awakening.

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Bookseller: Books Do Furnish A Room (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 42297
Title: Heartbreak House
Author: Shaw, George Bernard
Book Condition: Used - Shelfworn
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140480536
ISBN 13: 9780140480535
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1974
Keywords: SHAW GEORGE BERNARD 1856 1950 LITERARY CRITICISM DRAMA

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