The Devil's Disciple
by George Bernard Shaw
Publisher: ManyBooks 1897
ISBN/ASIN: 0582434440
Number of pages: 87
Description:
The play tells the story of Richard Dudgeon, a local outcast and self-proclaimed 'Devil's disciple'. In a twist characteristic of Shaw's love of paradox, Dudgeon sacrifices himself in a Christ-like gesture despite his professed Infernal allegiance.
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