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Pygmalion is one of the best plays written by George Bernard Shaw. It is a romantic comedy in which social criticism is portrayed in subtlest of ways. Summary of the Book Although the play is named after a character from Greek mythology, the story is about an unkempt girl called Eliza Doolittle. Henry Higgins is a Professor of Phonetics and he takes up the challenge of turning Eliza into a fine duchess. He has to train her to be gentle and elegant lady. The aim behind this is to make Eliza attend a garden party of an esteemed ambassador. Her speech is extremely hard to be improved upon and the professor has a hard time working towards it. The book also brings out the myriad faces of the inflexible class system of the British. A must-read book for Bernard Shaw fans. About George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw was a famous Irish novelist, playwright, short story writer and essayist. He was a co-founder of the most reputed London School of Economics. Shaw was notable for his music and literary criticism and a brilliant flair for writing drama. He won both an Oscar and the Nobel Prize in Literature, the only person to have been honoured with both of the most prestigious awards. Some of his most notable works are Man and Superman, The Intelligent Woman’s Guide, The Irrational Knot, Maxims for Revolutions, and The Black Girl in Search of God.