Bernard Shaw: A Biography, in Two Volumes: The Search For Love, 1856-1898; The Pursuit of Power, 1898-1918

viii, 486; ix, [1], 421, [1] pp. The first two volumes of Holroyd's Shaw biography reveal a young man's rise in the literary world, followed by international fame. The work ultimately included four volumes - three and four (not included here) are entitled The Lure of Fantasy, 1918-1951 and The Last Laugh: An Epilogue, 1950-1991, and treat the last decades of his life, as well as Shaw's literary legacy following his death.