EPISODE · Jan 17, 2023 · 2H 48M
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [drama]
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw audiobook. Genre: drama Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation 'My Fair Lady' with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:10:18) Chapter 2 (00:25:23) Chapter 3 (01:09:20) Chapter 4 (01:32:34) Chapter 5 (01:46:36) Chapter 6 (02:24:48) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw audiobook. Genre: drama Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation 'My Fair Lady' with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:10:18) Chapter 2 (00:25:23) Chapter 3 (01:09:20) Chapter 4 (01:32:34) Chapter 5 (01:46:36) Chapter 6 (02:24:48) Chapter 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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