George Bernard Shaw

Literary Mysteries: The Enduring Riddle of Edwin Drood

By David Cranmer

March 6, 2015

On June 8, 1870, in the middle of composing the twelve part serial The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the story came to a jarring standstill when, after a long day's work on what would become his last set of characters, Charles Dickens suffered a stroke and passed away the following day. Chapman & Hall went…

Fresh Meat: Wouldn’t It Be Deadly by D. E. Ireland

By Kerry Hammond

September 17, 2014

Wouldn’t it be Deadly by D. E. Ireland is a historical mystery series debut, featuring Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins, that picks up where My Fair Lady left off (available September 23, 2014). Many of us know the story of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins from the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, which was…