Captain Brassbound's Conversion - Shaw, Bernard
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Captain Brassbound¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Conversion is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1906. The story follows the adventures of a wealthy and adventurous woman named Lady Cicely Waynflete, who travels to North Africa in search of adventure. Along the way, she meets a notorious pirate named Captain Brassbound, who is known for his ruthless tactics and his hatred of the British.Despite their initial animosity towards each other, Lady Cicely and Captain Brassbound soon find themselves drawn to each other, and they embark on a dangerous journey across the African desert. Along the way, they encounter…mehr

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Captain Brassbound¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Conversion is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1906. The story follows the adventures of a wealthy and adventurous woman named Lady Cicely Waynflete, who travels to North Africa in search of adventure. Along the way, she meets a notorious pirate named Captain Brassbound, who is known for his ruthless tactics and his hatred of the British.Despite their initial animosity towards each other, Lady Cicely and Captain Brassbound soon find themselves drawn to each other, and they embark on a dangerous journey across the African desert. Along the way, they encounter a variety of colorful characters, including a group of Arab rebels, a British missionary, and a group of French soldiers.As the story unfolds, Lady Cicely and Captain Brassbound are forced to confront their own prejudices and beliefs, and they begin to question the morality of their actions. Ultimately, they are forced to choose between their own desires and the greater good, and they must decide whether to continue on their own path or to work together to create a better future for themselves and for those around them.Captain Brassbound¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Conversion is a thrilling adventure story that explores themes of morality, cultural differences, and the power of love and redemption. It is a timeless tale that continues to captivate readers and audiences around the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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George Bernard Shaw was an Irish literary genius, he earned his name as prestigious dramatist, literary critic, socialist and political spokesman. He was born on 26 July 1856 Dublin, Ireland, youngest child of a middle class family. His father George Carr Shaw was a civil servant and a failed business man and his mother Lucinda Elizabeth Gurley Shaw was a singer. Due to his father's alcoholism family suffered a lot, his mother left the home with his sister and went London. Shaw studied at Wesleyan Connextional School, Dublin's Central Model School and Dublin English Scientific and Commercial Day School. Due to poverty he first worked as a junior clerk, at the 15 years of age. In 1876, he visited London and lived with his mother and sister. He chose journalism and writing as his career. Through his comical and humorous plays, he mostly wrote on existing social issues and exploitation of the working middle class that he faced himself. He wrote 60 plays based on social themes. In 1925, for his work Pygmalion he got Nobel Prize for literature later for it's film adaptation he received Oscar Award. His notable world-class Pygmalion, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Candida, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra etc. At the age of 94, on 2 November 1950, George Bernard Shaw died.