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Pygmalion

by George Bernard Shaw · first published 1912

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Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological figure. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.

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  • senkora · Aug 11, 2020 · Recommends

    …A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr Arcadia - Tom Stoppard Dulce et Decorum est - Wilfred Owen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Kindred - Octavia E. Butler Life of Galileo - Bertolt Brecht Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaw Suicide in the Trenches - Siegfried Sassoon The Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie R. King The Lady's Not for Burning - Christopher Fry The Mortal Immortal - Mary Shelley

    on “Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (2009)” ↗
  • zdragnar · Sep 10, 2022 · Mentions

    …accents are closer to English was at the time those places were settled than Britain is now. Even more ironic is that My Fair Lady is an American film based on a play by an Irish Brit (George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion).

    on “Bank tells customers to disable updates and not upgrade to iOS 16” ↗

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