Shaw, Bernard 1856-1950 creator text utu 2002 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Heartbreak House" by Bernard Shaw is a play written during the First World War and published in 1919. Set in a ship-shaped house, the work brings together an eccentric inventor, his self-absorbed daughters, and their guests for a disastrous dinner party. As romantic entanglements collide with political irresponsibility, Shaw depicts a society adrift—cultured yet rudderless, detached from reality as war literally drops from the sky. This darkly comic fantasia reflects Shaw's disillusionment with Britain, contrasting elegant indifference against aggressive philistinism in a nation heading toward catastrophe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartbreak_House Release date is 2002-11-01 Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger Original publication data not identified World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama Upper class -- England -- Drama England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3543 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3543 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133113.0 3543