{"product_id":"tvj-034563","title":"Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1946)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA transformed accent unsettles London's class boundaries\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e - Covers toned\/foxed, edges rubbed, spine creased, corners worn. Name\/date on half-title, pencil price on cover; text readable. Penguin reprint 1946.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Henry Higgins believes that the way a person speaks determines how society receives them. When he undertakes to teach Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle to pass as a lady, the experiment appears to be a demonstration of his own professional skill. Eliza, however, has ambitions and feelings that cannot be reduced to a successful performance. As her speech and social position change, she must decide what independence means and where she can belong. Shaw's sharp comedy exposes the assumptions surrounding class, education, manners and gender, setting its arguments within lively clashes of personality. Both funny and challenging, the play asks who deserves credit for a transformation and who has the right to direct another person's future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67734430580948,"sku":"TVJ-034563","price":17.25,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/TVJ-034563-1.jpg?v=1792032128","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/tvj-034563","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}