Orlando Shakes
Arms and the Man: Study Guide
Few aspects of life make better fodder for a comedic play than politics. A study guide introduces George Bernard's Shaw comedy Arms and the Man. Along with summaries of each scene and brief biographies of the main characters, two lesson...
Prestwick House
Pygmalion
Mold the perfect review session with a crossword puzzle based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. As class members answer clues about Eliza Doolittle, Henry Higgins, and Colonel Pickering, they review key concepts from the play.
Teach With Movies
Title: "Pygmalion" - Topics: Drama/England; World/England
“What do you mean that my language is improper?” Prior to My Fair Lady was Pygmalion. Fair Eliza’s struggles with English, which according to George Bernard Shaw “is not accessible even to Englishmen,” come alive in the 1938 film version...
Curated OER
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on Pygmalion. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Pygmalion. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Dark Lady of the Sonnets"
This site provides the complete etext for George Bernard Shaw's story, "Dark Lady of the Sonnets."
World Wide School
World Wide School: Etext of "Mrs. Warren's Profession"
This site provides the complete etext for George Bernard Shaw's story, "Mrs. Warren's Profession."
Luminarium
Luminarium: Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, Drama
Site has over 60 links to authors, periodicals, literary background, theater and Irish science fiction.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
This is the full text of the five-act play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. It includes a preface by a professor of phonetics and a sequel "What Happens Next."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1925: George Bernard Shaw
This Nobel Foundation profile of writer George Bernard Shaw is organized into the following sections: "Presentation Speech," "Biography," and "Other Resources."
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw
Read the full text of Shaw's comedy, Arms and the Man. This, like most of Shaw's plays, gains much by being read rather than seen.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Pygmalion
Read an overview of the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century People: g.b. Shaw
Read a summary of George Bernard Shaw's impact on 20th Century theater and view additional resources such as related articles and collection items.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Gender and Sexuality
Discover how 20th-century literature explored, questioned, and exploded traditional ideas of gender roles and sexuality.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Exploring Identity
Examine how writers have explored identity - through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality - in the modern world.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: 20th Century Theatre
Find close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to the works of key 20th-century playwrights and practitioners, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Shelagh Delaney, and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Hard Times (Full Times)
This Bibliomania website contains the full text of Dickens' novel Hard Times. A brief summary of the novel is also included, which notes the novel's inherent socialist values praised by George Bernard Shaw.
Other
Insight for the Day: George Bernard Shaw Quotes
A collection of dozens of thought-provoking quotations by the famous Irish author George Bernard Shaw.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: George Bernard Shaw
This site features the author George Bernard Shaw including a biography and the full text of six plays: Augustus Does His Bit, Caesar and Cleopatra, Candida, The Devil's Disciple, The Philanderer, and Pygmalion.
Other
University of Delaware Library: Bernard Shaw Collection
Biographical details on the life and work of George Bernard Shaw.
Other
International Vegetarian Union: History of Vegetarianism: George Bernard Shaw
Information about Shaw as an adherent of vegetarianism, with excerpts on vegetarianism, vivisection, and animals from his writing.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Voice of Nationalism: One Hundred Years of Irish Theater
The emphasis is on the beginnings of the Abbey Theater. The selection discusses Yeats' contributions to the establishment of the theater, some of the movements and more current writers under what is called the "Celtic Revival."
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: George Bernard Shaw
A detailed, concise biographical note about the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Covers his works and socialist politics. Features a selected bibliography of books by and about him.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw
This is the full text of the one-act play Augustus Does His Bit by George Bernard Shaw including an author's note.