Bernard Shaw and Nancy Astor
George Bernard Shaw and Nancy Lady Astor enjoyed a close friendship for over twenty years, from the late 1920s until Shaw's death in 1950. Although opposites in many matters - particularly politics - Shaw and Astor were irresistibly attracted to each other, both being unconventional firebrands with ready wits. This collection of nearly 250 letters between Shaw and Astor - as well as between Astor and Shaw's wife, Charlotte, and Shaw's secretary, Blanche Patch - illustrates the rewarding...
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The sixth volume of British playwright Shaw's (1856-1950) correspondence, documents the unlikely close friendship between the Fabian socialist and Nancy Lady Astor, American-born wealthy Conservative Member of Parliament with a mercurial temperament, during the final two and a half decades of his life. Of the 229 pieces here, 135 are published for the first time. Most are from him to her, and most of the rest from her to him; others are from one or the other to someone else but providing information about their friendship. Wearing (English, U. Arizona) identifies people and events in notes at the end of each letter. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
