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Pygmalion
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
A rousing success on the London and New York stages, a popular film, and a great musical hit (My Fair Lady), this brilliantly written play, with its irresistible theme of the emerging butterfly, is one of the most acclaimed comedies in the English language.
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Jari-chan
Pygmalion | Bernard Shaw
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed this play. The audio book is very well read, or rather - played. Especially Lucy Whybrow as Eliza is unforgettable. Often I found myself getting enraged because of the way Eliza is treated, but I started rooting for her more and more.

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psalva
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Mehso-so

I don‘t have much to say about this. A retelling of the myth, it‘s a very unusual premise for a play, but I‘m so glad it ends differently than the musical. The afterword by Shaw is helpful to read, but his analysis of the characters has a pop-psychology style which is bizarre. The only reason I‘m not panning this is because Eliza sticks up for herself at the end. I‘m rewatching the musical for a class so the comparison will be interesting.

rubyslippersreads I ❤️ My Fair Lady, and I believe they changed the ending somewhat for the Broadway revival. 2y
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CogsOfEncouragement
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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The 1964 adaptation with Audrey Hepburn, titled My Fair Lady, is my favorite movie. I‘ve been interested in reading this play for years. Glad I finally did. Superb.

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BarbaraBB
Pygmalion | Bernard Shaw
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#BookReport 36/21

Too busy to read much! But I did tick off 2 prompts for #Booked2021 with these books!

Cinfhen Yay!!! Hope things aren‘t too crazyxx 3y
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BarbaraBB
Pygmalion | Bernard Shaw
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Mehso-so

I only read this play for #Booked2021 and was more amused by it than expected. I didn‘t even know My Fair Lady is based on Shaw‘s novella. And now I realize that the book isn‘t #PoetryOrWrittenInVerse but I hope a play will do too!

Cinfhen A play will do ☺️😉xxxx 3y
vivastory I have been curious about Shaw's work, but I don't think it will top the movie. Love Hepburn! 3y
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Ast_Arslan
Pigmalin | George Bernard Shaw
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#MayCharacters
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

Even if I didn't watch the movie yet or read the novel by Shaw, I immediately related #mannerly prompt to this.
I really should watch the movie in the nearly future 😁😅

Day 8

Eggs Nicely done ✅ 3y
Ast_Arslan @Eggs thanks! 3y
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hissingpotatoes
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Feeling cute, might go to a horse race later, idk.

Seekingtardis 😂😂🥰🥰🥰 loooove this!! 3y
saresmoore Bahahaha! 3y
SamAnne Polish hens are the best! 3y
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Revenge4bess
Pygmalion | Bernard Shaw
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Is this the story that was made into a musical with Audrey Hepburn?

TheEllieMo Yes, it was the inspiration for My Fair Lady (edited) 4y
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Smarkies
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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📖 (as tagged)
✒️ Pratchett, Terry
📺 Perfect Harmony
🎤 Pink
🎶 Popular ( from Wicked OST)
#manicmonday #letterp
@JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💜 4y
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wanderinglynn
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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#acrossApril April 25: professor

“If you can‘t appreciate what you‘ve got, you‘d better get what you can appreciate.” Professor Henry Higgins

Eggs Oh a great selection 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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Linsy
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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One of my favorite reads assigned in high school!! 🌻

It‘s gaining a whole new meaning now that I‘m learning about the book‘s namesake: Pygmalion from Greek myth — the one who fell in love with his creation. Gives it a whole Narcissus/Dorian Gray vibe too.

#gratefulreads #classicyouenjoyed #readinhighschool

Linsy #NFNov Learning about the Greek myths is casting a whole new light on my English degree. @Clwojick @rsteve388 (edited) 4y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚 4y
Clwojick 4 points 4y
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TheEllieMo
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S3V3N
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Pickpick

One of my favorite classics.

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TheEllieMo
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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The musical My #Fair Lady was based on George Bernard Shaw‘s Pygmalion.

#LetsTravelAugust
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

AkashaVampie Love this movie! 5y
OriginalCyn620 Love this movie too! ❤️ 5y
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KerriNTurner
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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For St Patrick‘s Day, here‘s a stack of books from Irish authors! I‘ve read the bottom two, but the top three are still on my TBR.

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hissingpotatoes
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4.5/5⭐ I love the movie/musical version, and the play it's based on didn't disappoint. It's funny, thought-provoking, and balances humor with deeper meaningful moments wonderfully. #irishreadathon

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Melkyl
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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This isn‘t really book related. I went to see My Fair Lady last night. (Fathom Events) Somehow, I have lived 49 years and never seen it. Most of it, I loved. The music was delightful, and Audrey Hepburn was beautiful. However...the ending killed me! Professor Higgins was such an ass! He was so mean to Eliza - and she CAME BACK TO HIM! NO APOLOGY! I was so disappointed! Ugh...maybe it‘s me

Amandajoy I love that movie, but the ending does bug me. I think that‘s just a product of its day & can‘t be looked at with modern lenses. We can have issues with it & still enjoy it. 5y
esurient I heartily agree with your comments. I first saw the film as a teen, and then read the original Pigmalion playscript and boggled at the differences between them. Teen!me was outright confounded at how Shaw did not romantically match the lead characters; it hadn't dawned on me that was even an option. It makes me wonder how current or future sensibilities would tweak a remake. 5y
Melkyl @esurient I absolutely need to read the play script and see what I think. I know we can‘t always judge at older pieces with modern sensibilities, but the actions of the characters really bothered me. 5y
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Lynnsoprano
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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JessNevertheless
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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A tentative #marchtbr #marchlineup. A few #litsyclassics are definites but we‘ll see how well I actually stay on track this month. Currently savoring Night Film and Horrorstör but I‘m sure I‘ll have to finish them at some point ?#readingresolutions #magicalmarch

Jess7 🤗🤗🤗🤗 6y
vkois88 Thank you for sharing! I see some awesome books there 6y
Desrosier That‘s quite the stack! Norwegian Wood is an exceptional book, I hope you enjoy it! 📚 6y
JessNevertheless @Desrosier I‘m really looking forward to it! I‘ve only read a couple of his books so far but I‘ve loved them all! 6y
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KVanRead
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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#150PnPCoverParty #Transformation My favorite musical growing up. Dating myself here but I put grooves in my parents‘ soundtrack record on “I Could Have Danced All Night”. 😂 @CrowCAH @LeahBergen

queerbookreader I LOVE THIS MUSICAL 6y
Caroline2 Oh this was my fav too! I was so shocked when I found out Audrey wasn't doing all the singing! 😱 6y
LeahBergen Sigh. 😍😍😍 6y
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MatchlessMarie @hollynations was just watching this the other day! “Dover! Move ya blooming arse!!!” 😂🐎 6y
mabell Great pick!! Perfect! ❤️👏👏 6y
CrowCAH One of my favorite musicals! The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains! Or I‘m on the street where you live! 6y
KVanRead @CrowCAH Yes! ...and in Hartford, Harriford and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.☺️ (edited) 6y
KVanRead @Caroline2 Audrey was so fantastic, but Julie Andrews singing was simply sublime. 6y
KVanRead @queerbookreader @LeahBergen @mabell They just don‘t make ‘em like this anymore 😌 6y
KVanRead @MatchlessMarie I love Mr. Dolittle so much❤️ 6y
Zelma And the scene from The Birdcage with that song is also fabulous! 😂 6y
Andrew65 I could have danced all night... (edited) 6y
Andrew65 A fabulous musical! 6y
KVanRead @Zelma You know I‘ve actually never seen that. I will have to look for it. 6y
KVanRead @Andrew65 The very best! 6y
Zelma @KVanRead it‘s a ridiculous and fun movie. All of the actors really commit to it, which makes it work. 6y
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Linsy
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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This play is all about first impressions. It‘s also hilarious and charming and I‘m feeling a serious urge to sit down and reread it now.
Interesting fact: It inspired the musical My Fair Lady.
#firstimpressions #150pnpcoverparty

LeahBergen Ooo, I should read this! 👏🏻👏🏻 6y
batsy Me too, @LeahBergen ! 6y
CrowCAH I love both the play and movie! 6y
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amvs1111
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Eliza was shaped into a #richmansdream as she became both more and less herself. I don't typically read plays, but this one speaks to me. I'm also partial to this beat-up old copy that I got who knows where.

#fiercefeb

Gezemice I agree, it speaks to me, too. 6y
batsy Great review and excellent pick. Love seeing that older edition, too. 6y
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amvs1111 @batsy Thanks! I love perusing used bookstores. 6y
Cinfhen I'm totally echoing @batsy nice pick! 6y
amvs1111 @Cinfhen Thanks! 6y
Centique Awesome choice! 6y
amvs1111 @Centique Thanks 😄 6y
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HotCocoaReads
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Well, that was a ton of fun! I loved the humor and humanity of Eliza Doolittle‘s story. Now I want to see this performed!

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sunnyaltman
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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I adore My Fair Lady but had never read the source material. I found this little 1950s penguin edition of Pygmalion at a charity book sale for $1 (double the original list price!). It was such a fun read. Eliza is spunky and holds her own, a refreshing change from contemporaries of this play.

rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 6y
CherryPie What a score. Love that cover. 💞💐 6y
vlwelser I love it when people actually read plays. This is one of my favorites. 6y
sunnyaltman @vlwelser I was a theater minor in college, and I love reading plays. It's a nice break from my typical reads! 6y
vlwelser @sunnyaltman That's so awesome. I was a French double major so plays were a big part of my education also. 6y
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thevictoriousone
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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I feel like someone like John Green would be somewhat horrified by Bernard Shaw‘s ending “chapter” that tells everything that happens after the story ends. It‘s interesting that he felt the need to take that kind of ownership and explain why the reader was almost certainly interpreting the characters wrong.

It was a delightful read though.

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thevictoriousone
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“Theres menners f‘yer! Te-oo banches o voylets trod into the mad.”

I‘m so glad Bernard Shaw didn‘t feel the need to write all of Liza‘s speech this way.

sunnyaltman I just noticed we have the same edition of this book! Isn't it adorable? 6y
thevictoriousone @sunnyaltman Yes it is! It‘s a loverly cover! 6y
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Ash.on.the.line
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Day 7 of #12DaysOfChristmas we have swans which have a temper but to me, seem very graceful when swimming. I chose Eliza Doolittle who was ever graceful after her lessons. The play and movie go further to show that she still has that angry flower girl under the grace though. 😂
I want to read Pygmalion again now since it‘s been years. 🤔😅

LibrarianRyan 👍🏻🤓🎅🏼🎄 6y
Tanisha_A That's one of my favourite movies! 6y
llwheeler Great choice! 6y
Ash.on.the.line @Tanisha_A mine too! 😊 6y
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Sarah83
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Anneblythe
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw

Besides, do any of us understand what we are doing? If we did, would we ever do it?

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Anneblythe
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw

What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn't come every day.

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Anneblythe
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw

If it's worse it's a sign it's nearly over.

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Drnkpnkprincess
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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I am snuggled up watching the trees blow in the wind and plugging away at creating the unofficial “official Rory Gilmore reading list” on goodreads (that way I have a whole shelf dedicated to this list) and saw that this gem is only 60¢!

If you haven‘t read the OG version and only seen Dr. Doolittle, get on it! Quick read- fun to read with friends. A funny classic. And only 60 pennies!

Gezemice I have just read it for my book club. Fun read. I used the free version. (edited) 6y
Laura317 I've not read it before. Thanks for the tip. 6y
saradxxiii Can‘t wait to see the completed list! 6y
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jenniferw88
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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nickimags Love Audrey in that outfit. That hat is amazing and of course it's a hilarious scene! 😂😂😂 6y
CrowCAH My Fair Lady didn‘t make the cut, but I love this musical! Great way to incorporate two into one! 6y
Andrew65 @CrowCAH @nickimags Aah, I love My Fair Lady. 1. Just You Wait 'enry 'iggins. 2. I Could have danced all night. 3. You did It! 4. Why Can't the English... 5. Wouldn't it be loverly. 6. The Rain in Spain 7. Get me to the church on time To name but a few. (edited) 6y
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cpreja
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Received by first Bookishly shipment, it also came with tea but it is already brewing....

Love this subscription!

LauraBrook I get Bookishly too! Hope I get mine on Monday. I'd love a vintage Penguin classic, but so far, no dice. ❤️ 7y
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Gezemice
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Pygmalion is not a romance. Rather, it is a snarky, witty examination of "middle class morality", the ethics of playing with a person's life and feelings; also, that of transformation, gaining self-respect, and strength of character. Shaw also examines the skewed morality of class and the station of women.

Eliza is too smart to marry Higgins - she would never live a life fetching slippers. Take that, My Fair Lady.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

KimHM 😄😄😄 7y
Liatrek I love my fair lady never thought to look for the book. I will have to read this one. 7y
Simona I've seen this play in a quite a few different productions, but I've never read it 🤷‍♀️ 7y
Gezemice @Liatrek @Simona I listened on audio first but realized I was missing context, so I read it, too. Shaw adds an entire epilogue after the play to explain what happens after... which tells you how wrong My Fair Lady was about the whole meaning of the play. I highly recommend reading it! 7y
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Kassia
Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts | Bernard Shaw, Dan H Laurence
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Social satire at its best!

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kgriffith
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Definitely making me want to watch My Fair Lady 😂

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GoneFishing
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw

HIGGINS. Have you no morals, man?
DOOLITTLE [unabashed] Cant afford them, Governor. Neither could you if you was as poor as me.

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Kazen
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My first foray into #serialreader! What time do you guys have your deliveries set for? I went with 3pm but it feels like a weird time 😕

RealLifeReading Mine is at 6am. But you really shouldn't listen to my serial reader advice as I'm terrible at keeping up!😂 7y
Kazen @RealLifeReading I'm avoiding the morning because that's when I have work, but it's so tempting! 😆 7y
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Classic_Wirginia
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
Mehso-so

The ending didn't make sense. And frankly it wasn't the greatest character change that Eliza could have made. I'm disappointed with the story.

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NotYourHandmaid
Pygmalion | George Bernard Shaw
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Plays are much more fun to watch than to read.

angrylilasian I love this set! Where is this? 8y
NotYourHandmaid Oak park, Illinois. It's a part of of their summer theater festival. 8y
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