An Original Hand Written Envelope by George Bernard Shaw to the Editor of the Malvern Gazette. Dated 1941. George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950, known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Size is 230m x 115mm. Condition is near good. Folding crease. Light usage marks.