Originally published in 1920, The Quintessence of Bernard Shaw, the title a play on Shaw’s own essay The Quintessence of Ibsenism, offered a coherent review of his ideas mainly, though not exclusively, as expressed in his plays and prefaces.
Prefatory Note to the Second Edition. Foreword. 1. Immorality and Heresy 2. Social Relations Involving Sex 3. Economic Relations 4. Politics 5. Religion 6. Other Social Questions: The Home, Education, Crime and Punishment 7. The Later Shaw: Creative Evolution 8. Ante-penultimate Shaw: Politics and Religion. Conclusion. Index.
