Definition of G. b. shaw

1. Noun. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950).

Exact synonyms: George Bernard Shaw, Shaw
Generic synonyms: Dramatist, Playwright, Author, Writer
Derivative terms: Shavian

Lexicographical Neighbors of G. B. Shaw

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G-sharp minor
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G-strings
G-strophanthin
G-suit
G.I.
G.I. parties
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G.R.I.
G. B. Shaw
G. E. A.
G. E. Moore
G. K. Chesterton
G. R. Kirchhoff
G. Stanley Hall
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Literary usage of G. b. shaw

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dramatic Values by Charles Edward Montague (1911)
"Some Plays of Mr. GB Shaw 0 0 " TT is horrid fun," RL Stevenson wrote to J. Mr. Archer, who had sent him a novel of Mr. Shaw's; " all I ask is more of it ..."

2. The English Stage of To-day by Mario Borsa, Selwyn Brinton (1908)
"... devoted from morning till night to the noble cause of social improvement. The public takes very different views in its opinion of GB Shaw. ..."

3. The English Stage of To-day by Mario Borsa, Selwyn Brinton (1908)
"... devoted from morning till night to the noble cause of social improvement. The public takes very different views in its opinion of GB Shaw. ..."

4. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry; Famous Characters by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"GB SHAW: Dramatic Opinions, u, 294. Lorenzo, in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, a high-spirited, care-free, romantic boy who elopes with Jessica. ..."

5. Cataloging for Small Libraries by Theresa Hitchler (1915)
"335 Fll Fabian essays in socialism, by GB Shaw, Sidney Webb, William Clarke, Sydney Olivier, Annie Besant, Graham Wallas and Hubert Bland; ed. by GB Shaw. ..."

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