Publisher's Synopsis
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and critic who was very influential in Western theatre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shaw, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, was a prolific writer and considered by many to be one of the greatest dramatists in history. Shaw's most famous works include Pygmalion, Arms and the Man, Man and Superman, and Saint Joan. The Devil's Disciple is a historical play that is set in Colonial America during the Saratoga Campaign in 1777. The play tells the story of a local outcast who is also the self-proclaimed "Devil's disciple."
