Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 313 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Fanny's First Play Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny%27s_First_Play Produced by Ron Burkey, and David Widger "Fanny's First Play" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in the early 20th century, specifically in the year 1911. It revolves around the character of Fanny O'Dowda, an aspiring playwright who stages a private performance of her work for a gathering of critics and guests at her father's estate. The play delves into themes of morality, artistic expression, and generational conflict, as Fanny grapples with the implications of her work on her father's traditional values and expectations. At the start of "Fanny's First Play," readers are introduced to a theatrical setting where Fanny is nervously preparing for a private performance of her play, which could potentially shock her father, Count O'Dowda. The opening scene features Cecil Savoyard, an impresario, engaging in a conversation with the Count about the play's nature and the critics who are invited to review it. Fanny's character is established as anxious yet determined, keenly aware of the cultural expectations she is challenging, particularly her father's admiration for traditional aesthetics. The Count is portrayed as somewhat out of touch with modernity, harboring a romanticized view of art and culture. The initial interactions lay the groundwork for a humorous exploration of art, family dynamics, and the struggle for creative self-expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature Nobel Prizes in Literature 201798 2025-10-03T05:08:41.773228 text/html 198493 2012-12-14T11:18:46 text/html 133853 2025-10-03T05:08:46.753188 application/epub+zip 135657 2025-10-03T05:08:43.473196 application/epub+zip 135657 2025-10-03T05:08:42.397196 application/epub+zip 274302 2025-10-03T05:08:49.109146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261563 2025-10-03T05:08:46.115191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235325 2022-09-03T08:27:42.327170 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166857 2025-10-03T05:08:41.141215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166660 2009-03-28T13:01:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18827 2025-10-03T05:08:49.245154 application/rdf+xml 14053 2025-10-03T05:08:42.892230 image/jpeg 3693 2025-10-03T05:08:42.645238 image/jpeg 66127 2012-12-14T11:19:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 62979 2009-03-28T13:01:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 131311 2025-10-03T05:08:41.788202 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