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Bernard Shaw, Vol. 2: The Pursuit of Power, 1898-1918

Michael Holroyd

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Michael Holroyd began his multivolume biography of Shaw with The Search for Love, published in 1988. The second volume, The Pursuit of Power, is the story of Shaw in his prime. He has put behind him the disappointments of his Irish childhood, as well as the years of his anonymity in London, and started on the terrible adventure of marriage. By 1914 the author of Pygmalion has become the most popular writer in England.

Language: English

Pages: 422

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Random House

Release: May 12, 1989

ISBN: 0394575539

ISBN 13: 9780394575537

Bernard Shaw, Vol. 2: The Pursuit of Power, 1898-1918

Michael Holroyd

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Michael Holroyd began his multivolume biography of Shaw with The Search for Love, published in 1988. The second volume, The Pursuit of Power, is the story of Shaw in his prime. He has put behind him the disappointments of his Irish childhood, as well as the years of his anonymity in London, and started on the terrible adventure of marriage. By 1914 the author of Pygmalion has become the most popular writer in England.

Language: English

Pages: 422

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Random House

Release: May 12, 1989

ISBN: 0394575539

ISBN 13: 9780394575537

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