Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 326 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) John Bull's Other Island Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bull%27s_Other_Island Produced by Eve Sobol "John Bull's Other Island" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative is centered around an English civil engineer, Thomas Broadbent, who travels to Ireland with hopes of investing in land development while navigating cultural misunderstandings and political tensions between the Irish and the English. The play serves as a commentary on national identity, colonialism, and the complex nature of Anglo-Irish relations through its exploration of the characters' interactions. The beginning of the play establishes the setting in an engineering office in London, introducing us to Broadbent and his partner, Lawrence Doyle. As they prepare for their journey to Ireland, they discuss various characters, including an Irishman named Tim Haffigan, who is described comically and with skepticism by Doyle, hinting at his dubious reliability. Doyle exhibits reluctance about returning to Ireland, revealing his conflicted feelings about their homeland. The opening scenes set up the contrast between the exuberant optimism of Broadbent and the cautionary, often cynical perspective of Doyle regarding their Irish experience, laying the groundwork for the exploration of cultural clashes and personal conflicts that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama (Comedy) Ireland -- Drama Civil engineers -- Drama Real estate development -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 267881 2025-08-02T08:20:28.298672 text/html 263216 2021-01-08T21:40:56 text/html 168535 2025-08-02T08:20:35.138548 application/epub+zip 171716 2025-08-02T08:20:31.215564 application/epub+zip 160748 2025-08-02T08:20:30.024551 application/epub+zip 318845 2025-08-02T08:20:37.826509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315405 2025-08-02T08:20:34.437567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272686 2022-09-02T10:50:56.497384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229738 2025-08-02T08:20:27.426598 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229625 2021-01-08T21:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19329 2025-08-02T08:20:37.976530 application/rdf+xml 14220 2025-08-02T08:20:30.527578 image/jpeg 4013 2025-08-02T08:20:30.277591 image/jpeg 92205 2021-01-08T21:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 89031 2021-01-08T21:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 165844 2025-08-02T08:20:28.319642 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