Bernard Shaw is the first mind in English drama of our century, a wise and witty interlocutor who left the deepest mark on world culture. That is why interest in this extraordinary personality has not waned for half a century. Hesketh Pearson’s book is a unique attempt to penetrate into the complex spiritual world of the writer, essentially allowing him to write about himself. A good half of the book is written in the first person and provides invaluable material about the life and work of Bernard Shaw.