Pygmalion
- First published
- 1913
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Pygmalion" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in 1912. When phonetics professor Henry Higgins boasts he can transform a Cockney flower girl into a duchess simply by teaching her proper speech, Colonel Pickering takes the bet. Eliza Doolittle arrives at Higgins's door seeking lessons to improve her prospects, setting in motion a social experiment that will test class boundaries and personal transformation. This witty comedy became Shaw's most popular work, later inspiring the musical "My Fair Lady."
- Comedy plays
- Speech and social status
- London (England)
- Linguistics teachers
- Social classes
- Flower vending
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #3825. Pygmalion on Wikipedia.
