Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 1037 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Major Barbara Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Barbara Produced by Eve Sobol. HTML version by Al Haines. "Major Barbara" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in the early 20th century. The narrative primarily revolves around Lady Britomart Undershaft and her interaction with her son Stephen regarding their estranged father, Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy armaments manufacturer. The play delves into themes of wealth, morality, and the contrasting ideals of social responsibility as embodied by the Salvation Army, of which Barbara, their daughter, is a major. The opening of the play unfolds in Lady Britomart's library, where she is trying to engage her son Stephen in a serious discussion about their family's financial situation and the impending visit of Andrew Undershaft. Lady Britomart stresses the need to address their father's wealth, as it is intricately tied to their survival and the futures of her daughters, particularly Barbara, who is deeply committed to her work with the Salvation Army. As the conversation progresses, Stephen reveals his unease about his father's questionable morals and the awkwardness of their familial dynamics. We also meet Barbara and her sisters, Sarah and their respective suitors, setting the stage for a broader exploration of class and ethics as the characters grapple with the burdens of their heritage and choices in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fathers and daughters -- Drama Salvation Army -- Drama Children of the rich -- Drama Crime -- Drama Didactic drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 246220 2025-07-02T08:43:24.245011 text/html 242170 2021-01-09T00:36:52 text/html 150492 2025-07-02T08:43:29.261927 application/epub+zip 152547 2025-07-02T08:43:25.879987 application/epub+zip 152548 2025-07-02T08:43:24.834974 application/epub+zip 266847 2025-07-02T08:43:31.656903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260129 2025-07-02T08:43:28.641969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229898 2022-09-02T11:48:50.453345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207416 2025-07-02T08:43:23.459981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207424 2021-01-09T00:36:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19427 2025-07-02T08:43:31.783010 application/rdf+xml 11222 2025-07-02T08:43:25.325931 image/jpeg 3161 2025-07-02T08:43:25.078966 image/jpeg 81739 2021-01-09T00:36:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 79072 2021-01-09T00:36:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 148582 2025-07-02T08:43:24.263943 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