About Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇ Bᴇʀɴᴀʀᴅ Sʜᴀᴡ
Gᴇᴏʀɢᴇ Bᴇʀɴᴀʀᴅ Sʜᴀᴡ 1856-1950 Born in Dublin An active member of the Fabian Society A freethinker A supporter of women's rights An advocate of equality of income, the abolition of private property, and a radical change in the voting system Campaigned for the simplification of spelling and punctuation and the reform of the English alphabet Well known as a journalist and public speaker 1885-1908: he won fame as a journalist- with the Pall Mall Gazette (1885) The World (1886-94) – as an art critic The Star (1888) – as a music critic A drama critic for the Saturday Review (1895-8) He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1925 Five unsuccessful novels IMMATURITY THE IRRATIONAL KNOT LOVE AMONG THE ARTISTS CASHEL BYRON'S PROFESSION (1886) AN UNSOCIAL SOCIALIST (1887) PLAYS: PLEASANT AND UNPLEASANT (1898) • Contained seven works • Three “unpleasant” and four “plea...