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Shaw's story is rife with such 'beyond opinions', as an Anglo-Irish Protestant, a Dubliner in London, and a socialist living in the aftermath of the industrial revolution. In one sense, as a Protestant choosing to live in London, he is a John Bull, yet he remains Irish - an Irish... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O'Flaherty V.C. The play was highly successful... Read Full Overview

Book Excerpt: ...h his thumb, and glances through them, flinging the envelopes about the floor with reckless untidiness whilst he talks to the valet.BROADBENT calling] Hodson.HODSON in the bedroom] Yes sir.BROADBENT. Don't unpack. Just take out the things I've worn; and put... Read Full Overview

John Bull's Other Island is a comedy about Ireland, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1904. Shaw himself was born in Dublin, yet this is one of only two plays of his where he thematically returned to his homeland, the other being O'Flaherty V.C.

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. Born in Dublin, he moved to London when he turned twenty. Having rejected formal schooling, he educated himself by independent study in the reading room of the British Museum;... Read Full Overview

john bulls other island From George Bernard Shaw

""John Bull's Other Island"" is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1904. The play is a satirical comedy that explores the cultural differences between Ireland and England through the eyes of two Irishmen, Broadbent and Doyle, who travel to London to seek... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Two London-based business partners, an Englishman and an Irishman, set out for the latter's hometown of Roscullen with the intention of developing some land. A satirical exposure of both Irish and English so-called national characteristics. "John Bull's Other Island was written... Read Full Overview

""John Bull's Other Island"" is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first performed in 1904. The story follows the character of Tom Broadbent, a young Irishman who has made a fortune in America and returns to his homeland to invest in a new hydroelectric plant. He is accompanied... Read Full Overview