Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (Penguin Classics)
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Set during a house party at the eccentric household of Captain Shotover and his daughter Hesione, this comedy of manners takes a probing look at the conflict between old-fashioned idealism and the realities of the modern age. Heartbreak House was Shaw's favorite play.
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MANGAN [throwing himself into the chair distractedly]. My brain won't stand it. My head's going to split. Help! Help me to hold it. Quick: hold it: squeeze it. Save me. [Ellie comes behind his chair; clasps his head hard for a moment; then begins to draw her hands from his forehead back to his ears]. Thank you. [Drowsily]. That's very refreshing. [Waking a little]. Don't you hypnotize me, though. I've seen men made fools of by hypnotism.
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Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (Penguin Classics)
Heartbreak House (Penguin Classics),George Bernard Shaw,Dan H. Laurence,David Hare,Penguin Classics,0140437878,Drama,English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,Literature: Classics,Plays / Drama,Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950,Drama texts: from c 1900 -,English,Fiction / War
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