Shaw authored The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Socialism and Capitalism (1927) as an introductory political guide for women who had recently gained the right to vote in Britain. This book, which strongly supports socialism as the ideal economic system, is available in a 1984 reprint edition from Transaction Publishers.

Shaw’s Complete Plays with Prefaces (1962), published by Dodd Mead, is a comprehensive collection of all Shaw’s plays. It also includes his famous prefaces, which are invaluable for understanding Shaw’s ideas and messages.

Shaw wrote The Quintessence of Ibsenism (1890) as a homage to the renowned Norwegian playwright and critic Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen’s belief in the power of literature to educate greatly inspired Shaw’s career. This book was reissued in 1994 by Dover Publications.

Henrik Ibsen had a significant influence on Shaw and other playwrights of his era. A collection of Ibsen’s plays is available in Henrik Ibsen: The Complete Major Prose Plays (1988), published by Plume Books.

Oscar Wilde is another one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights. Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, first staged in 1895, is often considered his finest work and one of the most renowned comedies of manners in theater history. Various editions are available, including a 1990 Dover Edition.