Major Barbara (Services Edition)
Penguin Services Edition SE500. 1st Edition, published 1945.
Major Barbara is a pre-WWI play by George Bernard Shaw. A battle of wits ensues between a father, Undershaft, who is an obscenely wealthy weapons-maker and his estranged daughter, Barbara, who is a Major in the Salvation Army. Undershaft comes home after several years,to find that everyone despises him. He is without principles; he’ll shaft anyone if he can make a few bucks from it. While Barbara’s religion is Christianity--only caring about saving souls--his religion is capitalism.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Some wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Services Edition SE500. 1st Edition, published 1945.
Major Barbara is a pre-WWI play by George Bernard Shaw. A battle of wits ensues between a father, Undershaft, who is an obscenely wealthy weapons-maker and his estranged daughter, Barbara, who is a Major in the Salvation Army. Undershaft comes home after several years,to find that everyone despises him. He is without principles; he’ll shaft anyone if he can make a few bucks from it. While Barbara’s religion is Christianity--only caring about saving souls--his religion is capitalism.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Some wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Services Edition SE500. 1st Edition, published 1945.
Major Barbara is a pre-WWI play by George Bernard Shaw. A battle of wits ensues between a father, Undershaft, who is an obscenely wealthy weapons-maker and his estranged daughter, Barbara, who is a Major in the Salvation Army. Undershaft comes home after several years,to find that everyone despises him. He is without principles; he’ll shaft anyone if he can make a few bucks from it. While Barbara’s religion is Christianity--only caring about saving souls--his religion is capitalism.
Condition grading: Excellent Minus. Some wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.