Major Barbara (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546373193)

Major Barbara is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in the Salvation Army in London. For many years, Barbara and her siblings have been estranged from their father, Andrew Undershaft, who now reappears as a rich and successful munitions maker. Undershaft, the father, gives money to the Salvation Army, which offends Major Barbara, who does not want to be connected to his "tainted" wealth. However, the father argues that poverty is a worse problem than munitions, and claims that he is doing more to help society by giving his workers jobs and a steady income than Major Barbara is doing to help them by giving them bread and soup.

Author: George Bernard Shaw
ISBN-10: 1546373195
ISBN-13: 9781546373193
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/29/2017
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 76257 / Major Barbara