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Getting Married - cover

Getting Married

George Bernard Shaw

Publisher: Charles River Editors

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Summary

George Bernard Shaw was a prolific Irish playwright who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1925.  Shaw’s famous plays include Man and Superman and Pygmalion which was adapted into the classic musical My Fair Lady.  This edition of Getting Married includes a table of contents.
Available since: 03/22/2018.

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