02389cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324501960014326400510033930000470039033600260043733700260046333800360048950000310052550801140055652012690067053400450193965300200198465300110200485600430201599900170205833085UtSlPG20260610133744.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aShaw, Bernard,d1856-195014aThe Admirable Bashville; Or, Constancy Unrewarded :bBeing the Novel of Cashel Byron's Profession Done into a Stage Play in Three Acts and in Blank Verse, with a Note on Modern Prize Fighting 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-07-05  aProduced by Chuck Greif, Fox in the Stars and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"The Admirable Bashville; or, Constancy Unrewarded" by Bernard Shaw is a stage play written in the early 20th century. This work adapts Shaw's earlier novel "Cashel Byron's Profession" into a dramatic format, exploring themes of class, ambition, and the nature of manhood, particularly through its central character, Cashel Byron, a prizefighter. The play examines the conflict between material success and moral integrity, alongside a critique of social class hierarchies.  The opening of "The Admirable Bashville" introduces us to Lydia Carew, the wealthy heiress of Wiltstoken Park, who laments her loneliness despite her riches and social standing. In a chance encounter, she meets Cashel Byron, initially mistaking him for a sylvan god. Their conversation reveals their contrasting worlds—Lydia's cultured life versus Cashel's rough existence as a fighter. As their relationship develops, the tension between their social standings becomes evident, particularly when Cashel is confronted by his trainer, Bob Mellish, about the responsibilities of his boxing career. This intertwining of their lives sets the stage for themes of love, ambition, and the struggles that define their characters throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBoxing -- Drama  aBoxing40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33085  c73931d73931