Arma virumque cano. ldquo;Arms and the man I singrdquo;. George Bernardrsquo;s Shawrsquo;s first commercial success premiered at the Avenue Theatre in 1894 and first published four years later as a section of Shawrsquo;s ldquo;Plays Pleasantrdquo;A comedy that derived from the opening lines of Virgilrsquo;s Aeneid; ldquo;Arms and the Manrdquo; centers on Raina Petkoff; a young Bulgarian woman living through the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War who finds herself facing a pistol after a Swiss soldier climbs into her window and orders her not to raise the alarm. Rather than surrender the soldier to searching troops; Raina hides Captain Bluntschli; only to be shocked by his pragmatic views on war that stand in such sharp contrast to her own idealism. For the second time that night Raina decides to protect the Captain; plotting with her mother to help him escape. Despite the ideals she believed in and the war that surrounds her; she cannot quite forget the soldier she savedhellip;ldquo;Arms and the Manrdquo; demonstrates why Shaw is remembered as among the most significant and influential playwrights in the history of English theatre. His play navigates the futility of war with graceful humor. Remembered as one of Shawrsquo;s wittiest plays; ldquo;Arms and the Manrdquo; is as much fun to read as it is to watch.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Boston Maine Trains and Services by Bruce D. HealdBy Peter F. LessesThis is basically a simple book with mostly pictures and hardly any text on the Boston Maine Railroad in the 19th century. It is the first in a three part series printed by Arcadia Publishing on the B M by Bruce Heald; a respected railroad historian. I found this to be the most interesting of the three books on the B M by this publisher since so little is known about its formation and early years.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Three StarsBy John ComitaInteresting but I think some of the captions for photos in the book were incorrect.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great addition to our collectionBy Deb DIt went very well with the collection Ive been purchasing over the years for hubby. He loves the BM railroad; being from Boston. This book is well written; factual and makes hubby happy so why not?
