George Bernard Shaw

This soul’s prison we call England

This soul’s prison we call England. George Bernard Shaw, Heartbreak House (Hector in Act III)

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The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language

The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw, widely attributed beginning…

12 years ago

The majesty and grandeur of the English language

I know your head aches. I know you're tired. I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a…

12 years ago

England has three great things

England has three great things: tea, that comes from India, and Oscar Wilde and me, who are Irishmen. George Bernard…

12 years ago

Englishmen enslave you on imperial principles

There is nothing so bad or so good that you will not find Englishmen doing it; but you will never…

12 years ago

The British class system revisited

Recently the BBC came up with a test (with the pretentious name of "Great British Class Survey") so that every Brit…

12 years ago