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A captivating exploration of love, marriage and societal expectations that challenges conventional notions and poses thought-provoking questions about relationships. Candida is a compelling play where love, passion and social conventions collide in a dramatic and witty tale... Read Full Overview

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. Shaw mocks deluded idealism... Read Full Overview

Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of the play that jumpstarted Shaw's career as a dramatist--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library

Candida , a play by George Bernard Shaw published in 1898, is a social comedy that explores the power dynamics between a husband, wife, and a young admirer. The story takes place in London and follows Candida, a wife and mother, as she engages with two suitors: her husband, the... Read Full Overview

Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant.

Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections... Read Full Overview

Delve into a hilarious examination of Victorian love, manners, morals, and marriage written by the author of Pygmalion. In Candida, George Bernard Shaw gives us the story of the misbegotten love triangle that springs up between a reverend, his putatively prim and proper wife,... Read Full Overview

Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections... Read Full Overview

Candida, a comedy by playwright George Bernard Shaw, was written in 1894 and first published in 1898, as part of his Plays Pleasant. The central characters are clergyman James Morell, his wife Candida and a youthful poet, Eugene Marchbanks, who tries to win Candida's affections... Read Full Overview

One of George Bernard Shaw's lesser known works, Candida examines marriage and the relationship between husband and wife in the late Victorian era. It centers around Candida Morell, a beautiful and charming woman who is married to Reverend James Morell, a dedicated Christian... Read Full Overview

Candida is a play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1894. It is a comedy-drama that explores themes of love, marriage, gender roles, and idealism versus reality. The play subverts traditional romantic... Read Full Overview

Candida is a play by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1894. It is a comedy-drama that explores themes of love, marriage, gender roles, and idealism versus reality. The play subverts traditional romantic... Read Full Overview

Candida: Ein Mysterium in drei Akten, wurde w?hrend der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als bedeutendes Werk angesehen, und um sicherzustellen, dass dieses Werk niemals verloren geht, haben wir Schritte unternommen, um seine Erhaltung zu gew?hrleisten, indem wir dieses Buch in... Read Full Overview

A fine October morning in the north east suburbs of London, a vast district many miles away from the London of Mayfair and St. James's, much less known there than the Paris of the Rue de Rivoli and the Champs Elysees, and much less narrow, squalid, fetid and airless in its slums;... Read Full Overview

(Ein sch ner Oktobermorgen im nord stlichen Viertel Londons. In diesem ausgedehnten Bezirk sind die Seiteng sschen viel weniger schmal, schmutzig, belriechend und stickig als in dem viele Meilen entfernten London von Mayfair und St. James. Hier spielt sich besonders das unelegante... Read Full Overview