{"product_id":"23833-shaw-george-bernard-autograph-quotation","title":"Shaw, George Bernard. (1856-1950) Autograph Quotation","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnusual autograph quotation from Molière, penned by the important Irish playwright and music critic. Autograph Quotation Signed, \"G. Bernard Shaw \/ 12th May 1916\": \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQue diable allait-il faire dans cette galère?\u003c\/span\u003e\" (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What the devil was he doing in that galley?”) \u003c\/span\u003ewritten on a pale green autograph album sheet. 6 x 3.5 inches; 15 x 9 cm. Together with an attractive doubleweight 1900 portrait by Elliot \u0026amp; Fry, printed later and partially trimmed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated quotation is from Molière's \u003cem\u003eLes Fourberies de Scapin\u003c\/em\u003e, where a character invents a fake kidnapping on a Turkish galley to get some cash. It has become something since asked of the result of any incautious maneuver.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAugustin Hamon's survey of Shaw's oeuvre at 60 was published the year before and titled \" Bernard Shaw: The 20th Century Molière.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53594319159455,"sku":"23833","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Shaw_GeorgeBernardAQ23833.jpg?v=1732558025","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/23833-shaw-george-bernard-autograph-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}