Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 258 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Does_His_Bit Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger "Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce" by George Bernard Shaw is a comedic play written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I. The story satirizes the absurdity of British bureaucracy and the misguided patriotism of its upper-class leaders, centered on the character of Lord Augustus Highcastle, who epitomizes a well-meaning but incompetent official. The play humorously explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the inefficiencies that arise in times of war. The narrative unfolds in the Town Hall of a fictional place called Little Pifflington, where Lord Augustus intends to rally local support for the war effort. He interacts with a bumbling clerk, Beamish, who is frustrated by the government's inefficiencies. The plot thickens with the entrance of an attractive lady who poses as a spy, attempting to steal a list of vital military information from Augustus. Through witty dialogue and farcical situations, the play highlights the disconnect between the ruling class and the reality of ordinary citizens during wartime, ultimately exposing the comical incompetence present in those who claim to lead the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Drama PR Text One Act Plays Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 76070 2025-08-02T07:58:12.903820 text/html 71933 2012-12-14T10:19:26 text/html 103891 2025-08-02T07:58:18.394761 application/epub+zip 102626 2025-08-02T07:58:16.003807 application/epub+zip 89760 2025-08-02T07:58:14.847791 application/epub+zip 257234 2025-08-02T07:58:20.241764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248705 2025-08-02T07:58:17.729782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183248 2022-09-02T10:24:12.645859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60154 2025-08-02T07:58:12.631786 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59869 2009-01-15T15:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19249 2025-08-02T07:58:20.375756 application/rdf+xml 18473 2025-08-02T07:58:15.384782 image/jpeg 3990 2025-08-02T07:58:15.118784 image/jpeg 24474 2012-12-14T10:20:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 23160 2009-01-15T15:56:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 103324 2025-08-02T07:58:12.911805 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia