An exploration of domestic derangement, as sinister as Daphne Du Maurier’s classic Rebecca, that plumbs the depths of sibling rivalry with wit and menace. Oh, to be a Beloved—one of those lucky people for whom nothing ever goes wrong. Everything falls into their laps without effort: happiness, beauty, good fortune, allure. Betty Stash is not a Beloved—but her little sister, the delightful Gloria, is. She’s the one with the golden curls and sunny disposition and captivating smile, the one whose best friend used to be Betty’s, the one whose husband should have been Betty’s. And then, to everyone’s surprise, Gloria inherits the family manse—a vast, gorgeous pile of ancient stone, imposing timbers, and lush gardens—that was never meant to be hers. Losing what Betty considers her rightful inheritance is the final indignity. As she single-mindedly pursues her plan to see the estate returned to her in all its glory, her determined and increasingly unhinged behavior—aided by poisonous mushrooms, talking walls, and a phantom dog—escalates to the point of no return. The Beloveds will have you wondering if there’s a length to which an envious sister won’t go.

What does with the person the power and what are the fruits of efforts of the person in power? Who actually uncompromisingly counteracts the authorities and whether a complete victory of one of the parties is possible? What is the primary source of the development of society? Is not it curious to take a look at all this from the highest bell tower, if thou is not too lazy to climb up on it!?

George Bernard Shaw created pioneering dramas that probed prevailing social problems with a vein of comedy that made their stark themes more palatable, while striving to make the world aware of the exploitation of the working classes. This comprehensive eBook presents most complete edition possible of Shaw’s works in the US, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Shaw’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels, plays and other texts * 44 plays, with individual contents tables * Includes rare dramas, available in no other collection * 4 novels, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Includes almost the complete non-fiction, including Shaw’s seminal work on Ibsen * Special criticism study on Shaw by G. K. Chesterton, evaluating Shaw’s contribution to literature * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with two plays that recently entered the US public domain Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, 26 later plays, the novel IMMATURITY and Shaw’s short story collection cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available in your public domain, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. CONTENTS: The Novels The Irrational Knot Love Among the Artists Cashel Byron’s Profession An Unsocial Socialist The Plays Passion Play Un Petit Drame The Cassone Widowers’ Houses The Philanderer Mrs. Warren’s Profession Arms and the Man Candida The Man of Destiny You Never Can Tell The Devil’s Disciple The Gadfly Caesar and Cleopatra Captain Brassbound’s Conversion The Admirable Bashville, or Constancy Unrewarded Man and Superman John Bull’s Other Island How He Lied to Her Husband Major Barbara Passion, Poison, and Petrifaction The Doctor’s Dilemma The Interlude at the Playhouse Getting Married The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet Press Cuttings Fascinating Foundling: Disgrace to the Author The Glimpse of Reality Suggested Act III Ending for Barker’s ‘The Madras House’ Misalliance The Dark Lady of the Sonnets Fanny’s First Play Androcles and the Lion Overruled: A Demonstration Beauty’s Duty Pygmalion Great Catherine The Music Cure O’flaherty, V. C. The Inca of Perusalem Augustus Does His Bit Glastonbury Skit Macbeth Skit Skit for the Tiptaft Revue Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress Heartbreak House Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch The War Indemnities Jitta’s Atonement Saint Joan The Non-Fiction The Perfect Wagnerite Quintessence of Ibsenism The Impossibilities of Anarchism The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion Maxims for Revolutionists The Criticism George Bernard Shaw by G. K. Chesterton Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles