The Man of Destiny
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1898
- Pages
- 65
About this book
Shaw called this one-act piece a trifle, but it crackles with the wit that made his name. The action unfolds at a small inn near Tavazzano in 1796, just after the young General Bonaparte has won the Battle of Lodi. A strange lady has tricked a gullible lieutenant out of a packet of dispatches, one of which could embarrass Napoleon badly, and she now matches minds with the general himself in a long, teasing duel of nerve and cunning. Shaw uses the encounter less for history than for talk, letting Napoleon deliver a famously barbed reading of English character and self-deception. It is a slight, sparkling comedy of ideas.
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Book facts
- Author
- George Bernard Shaw
- First published
- 1898
- Reading time
- About 70 minutes
- Pages
- 65
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Comedy
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online