George Bernard Shaw 1856 1950 British playwright and critic with classic ascerbic wit His works include Pygmalion, The Devils disciples and much criticism of the arts Excellent content Tls lp oblong 8vo London Nov 1, 1935 Shaw furiously writes Harper Brothers concerning a work he has edited and amended for French author Andre Maurois (1885- 1967 In part It is never good policy to take the public behind the scenes and the scrap of work I did on M Maurois proofs must be regarded as most sacredly private To make it public would give me a legal claim on the copyright Tell Harpers if they give the slightest hints I shall demand a 95 royalty on every copy sold In 1937 Maurois published his History of England, and Shaw likely refers to ghost writing this work Matted and framed with a photo