Project Gutenberg 2002-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 232 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce Produced by Eve Sobol, and David Widger "Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce" by George Bernard Shaw is a comedic play written during the early 20th century, specifically in the context of World War I. The story satirizes the absurdity of British bureaucracy and the misguided patriotism of its upper-class leaders, centered on the character of Lord Augustus Highcastle, who epitomizes a well-meaning but incompetent official. The play humorously explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the inefficiencies that arise in times of war. The narrative unfolds in the Town Hall of a fictional place called Little Pifflington, where Lord Augustus intends to rally local support for the war effort. He interacts with a bumbling clerk, Beamish, who is frustrated by the government's inefficiencies. The plot thickens with the entrance of an attractive lady who poses as a spy, attempting to steal a list of vital military information from Augustus. Through witty dialogue and farcical situations, the play highlights the disconnect between the ruling class and the reality of ordinary citizens during wartime, ultimately exposing the comical incompetence present in those who claim to lead the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama (Comedy) World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Drama PR Text One Act Plays Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 75967 75968 2024-10-02T08:48:04.049528 2023-10-02T07:56:24.939827 text/html text/html 71933 2012-12-14T10:19:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii 24474 2012-12-14T10:20:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 103823 2024-10-02T08:48:09.881478 application/epub+zip 102641 2024-10-02T08:48:07.353500 application/epub+zip 89775 2024-10-02T08:48:06.081507 application/epub+zip 257254 2024-10-02T08:48:11.753495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248705 2024-10-02T08:48:09.142498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183248 2022-09-02T10:24:12.645859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60154 60132 2024-10-02T08:48:03.736541 2023-10-02T07:56:24.700863 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59869 2009-01-15T15:55:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23160 2009-01-15T15:56:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20224 2024-10-02T08:48:11.878456 application/rdf+xml 18473 2024-10-02T08:48:06.693506 image/jpeg 3990 2024-10-02T08:48:06.360490 image/jpeg 103281 2024-10-02T08:48:04.057497 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia