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George Bernard Shaw

Born to a civil servant, in Dublin 1856, George Bernard Shaw is a renowned playwright known for his controversial works which dealt with prevailing social problems of the early twentieth century. As an ardent socialist, Shaw supported of private property, radical change in the voting system, campaigned for the simplification of spelling, and the reform of the English alphabet.

Despite childhood neglect, he became one of the most prominent writers of modern Britain. Shaw grew up in a family where money was scarce, with an alcoholic of a father and a mother who left the family to follow her aspirations with the remarkable talent for music and singing. As a child, Shaw resented school and his education ended when he was merely fifteen years old. Subsequent to that decision, a friend secured him a position in the office of a Dublin land agent where he endured the drudgery of routine and figures for five years.

Although his irresponsible mother had abandoned him at an early age,......


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