Misalliance (1910) is one of Shaw’s most exuberant debate-plays — barely a plot, but an almost continuous argument about marriage, class, parents and children, physical courage, and the right to live as one chooses. The arrival of a Polish acrobat and a mysterious young woman from a crashed aeroplane throws a Surrey weekend gathering into productive chaos.
Shavian wit at its most unrestrained, the play showcases the playwright’s gift for making intellectual argument feel like theatrical excitement. This free EPUB is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.