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Footsteps of Eliza Doolittle: St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden, London
Footsteps of Eliza Doolittle: St. Paul’s Church, Covent Garden, London

 

Footsteps of Eliza Doolittle: Covent Garden Market
Footsteps of Eliza Doolittle: Covent Garden Market

How far away is Royal Opera House away from Covent Garden Market?  They are on the same signpost.

How far away is Royal Opera House away from Covent Garden Market? They are on the same signpost.

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Panoramic View of Shaviana

Bernard Shaw: A Guide to Research—by Professor Stanley Weintraub

Encyclopedia Britannica

Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia

Shaw–Wikipedia

Bernard Shaw– Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

by Professor Stanley Weintraub

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography essay is the most complete bio essay of
Professor Weintraub, @14,000 words rather than the 4,000 in the Britannica and Britannica on-line (Encarta).

Professor Weintraub’s extensive article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
(Note: You, or your library or an institution to which you are affiliated, must have a
current subscription to use the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography)

SHAW. THE ANNUAL OF BERNARD SHAW STUDIES
Editor: Michel Pharand

Some Video Coverage!

Shaw says “How do you do” to you! from Brittanica.com

This Britannica article was written by Professor Stanley Weintraub,

who is Evan Pugh Emeritus Professor of Arts and Humanities at Pennsylvania State University.

It would be nice to listen to Shaw’s voice again

MP3 Audio: Shaw on Russia 1931 and The Pacifist Movement

BBC4 Interviews

Text introduction:

Audio Clips:

A few things he has learned (1 min 7)

The hardest part of schooling, benefit from learning while you’re young (1 min 29)

The trick to passing exams (2 min 55)

Coping with life after school and being a good citizen (4m 40)

And visit Shaw’s birthplace

A Shaw museum is planned at his birthplace, now 33 Synge St., Dublin 8, Ireland

Shaw’s Birthplace– 33 Synge Street, ten minutes walk from St Stephen’s Green.

Here is the famous Shaw’s Corner

Take a look at Shaw’s famous revolving writing hut

For a most updated view of Shaw’s Corner and the celebrations of Shaw’s 150th birthday, please go to:
Shaw’s 150th Birthday in the UK and Dublin, July 2006
A Photo Album by Dick & Lori Dietrich

By the way, how is Shaw’s house protected from Winter weather? Have a look!

Of course Shaw had a London residence

The Adelphi, WC2

Where is it?

The Old Building the Shaws lived in:

The New Building

But Shaw was not always in London: he travelled often:

George Bernard Shaw writes about his visit to Skellig Michael:

Henry Higgins to Eliza Doolittle: At the end of six months you shall go to Buckingham Palace in a carriage, beautifully dressed.


Henry Higgins to Eliza Doolittle: At the end of six months you shall go to Buckingham Palace in a carriage, beautifully dressed.

Henry Higgins to Eliza Doolittle: If the King finds out youre not a lady, you will be taken by the police to the Tower of London, where your head will be cut off as a warning to other presumptuous flower girls.


Henry Higgins to Eliza Doolittle: If the King finds out youre not a lady, you will be taken by the police to the Tower of London, where your head will be cut off as a warning to other presumptuous flower girls.

And Shaw, like many people, stayed in Hotels

Shaw at Reid’s Hotel, Madeira

Gwesty Portmeirion Hotel, Portmeirion, Gwynedd, LL48 6ET

Though he remained a Vegetarian

International Vegetarian Union

The big story of the July issue of The Vegetarian Messenger was the tribute to George Bernard Shaw,
celebrating his 90th birthday on the 26th of that month

And Shaw liked taking pictures–and having his pictures taken?

Shaw Photographs

Shaw also designed a Stained Glass Window!

Tony Blair’s unveiling Shaw’s design

Other depictions of Shaw:

Portraits

Portraits of George Bernard Shaw

Materials from Bernard Shaw: Portraits and Portrayals

Print

Vanity Fair Print: George Bernard Shaw 1911

Cartoons

Shaw Cartoons 1

Shaw Cartoons 2

Shaw Cartoons 3 Here are the famous ones by Max Beerbohm and some Shaw postcards.

And of course, since Shaw was so good-looking, in more serious Cartoons

Sir Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Cartoonist

A more elegant illlustation

A complimentary caricature 

But nothing can beat Shaw’s representation of himself: His Autographs

George Bernard Shaw Autographs

Shaw’s social life? He wrote frequently

George Bernard Shaw Handwritten and Signed Correspondence Card

And here is a collection of various writings

Shaw wrote letters too

Shaw’s Letter to Gene Tunney

And he wrote a few poems …

Shaw’s poetry
However, if you wrote him an unsolicited letter, he might give you an autoreply postcard.

Here is where you can find Shaw’s Novels, Plays, The Arts, Stage and Screen, Politics, Social Views, At Home, Abroad, Portraits, Correspondence, Associates, Publishers

Shaw Exhibit Sidney P. Albert — George Bernard Shaw Collection

Auctions

And visit Shaw’s Stage and Screen

The Quintessential G.B.S. : Stage & Screen– Sidney P. Albert — George Bernard Shaw Collection

Have a look at Shaw’s Theatre Designs

Theatre design

The newly opened George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Ireland

Main Website

Expository article

And the Original Programs

George Bernard Shaw’s Original Programs

Shaw has a passion for his Alphabet

Shaw Alphabet Resource 1

Shaw Alphabet Resource 2

Shaw Alphabet Resource 3

There is even a keyboard for Shaw’s Alphabet

Keyboard Shavian

People met Shaw

Real Interview

People study Shaw: Teachers Resource Guides

Candida

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH SHAW NOW?

Shaw is a  still a valuable commodity!!!

Greeting Cards with Shaw Quotes

Shaw Gifts: Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Coasters, Bumper Stickers, Tile Coasters, Teddy Bear, Journal, Hoodie, Infant Bodysuit

Are you or your friends getting married? Use Shaw in your wedding toasts!

Shaw Wedding Toast 1

Shaw Wedding Toast 2

Shaw Wedding Toast 3

Shaw Wedding Toast 4

Shaw can be useful anywhere:

At home: George Bernard Shaw Home Decor is Costly!

And he can be found in popular culture: humorous quotes

Humorous Quotes

Holiday Shopping …

On exclusive branded products such as …

Limited Edition Fountain Pens and Ballpoint Pens

Magnetic Finger Puppet

iPhone Case

 Or perhaps you would like to decorate yourself with Shaw:

 FOR HER:

 Earrings

 Handbag

 Bracelet

 You’re bound to find what you want

 FOR HIM

 Men’s Cufflinks (Available in Silver and Gold)

 You’re bound to find what you want

 FOR ALL:

 Limited Edition Fountain Pen

 Eco Green Wool Scarf

 Hamlet Tucker Hat

 Shaw Hat

 Mesh Hat

 T-Shirt

 There are numerous choices of T-shirts here

 Postcard

 Sir George Bernard Shaw

 Notecard

 Mug

 Coffee Mug

 Apron

 Or would you prefer this apron?

 Key Chain

 Magnet (with choice of shape)

 Poster

 Recipe binder

 Button

 Shaw has inspired Designs

Shavian Quote and Design

Feeling hungry by now?

Try the George Bernard Shaw Vegetarian Cookbook!

Who has Shaw inspired?

BERNARD AND BOSIE
A Most Unlikely Friendship
By Anthony Wynn
The Two-Act Play Based on the Correspondence of George Bernard Shaw and Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas

And most notably, Alan Jay Lerner’s My Fair Lady, which has been adapted to both a film, and a musical, and don’t forget the My Fair Lady Ringtones!

Shaw’s Plays on Films

Please click here for the numerous list:

Shaw shunned the Nobel Prize, but he could not escape the Oscar

Best Writing, Screen Play, 1939
Pygmalion
Or prevented himself from being shuffled into Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

You can Read Shaw’s works (for free?!)

The Archibald Henderson Collection of George Bernard Shaw

University of Guelph Collection

Fabian Essays in Socialism (1889)

Shaw Reference Archive

Online e-text

Shaw’s Preface to Richard Albert Wilson’s The Miraculous Birth of Language

ABOVE ALL, VISIT THE SAGITTARIUS ORION SHAW PROJECT  AND JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL SHAW SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL SHAW SOCIETY HOME PAGE

ISS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Short Form (printable)

Benefits +Form

ISS FOUNDERS & ISS COUNCIL: A HISTORY

ISS-SPONSORED SHAW SYMPOSIUM AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL THEATRE IN ONTARIO

 

Written by Dr. Kay Li, Asian Institute, University of Toronto and
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies York University
Advised by Professor Richard Dietrich, Past President, International Shaw Society and Professor Leonard Conolly, President, International Shaw Society
Copyright ©2012, International Shaw Society
Revised 2012


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