TANNER, John [George Bernard Shaw].
The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion.
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"The golden rule is that there are no golden rules": George Bernard Shaw’s The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion; Finely Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe
Finely bound example of this satirical work. Duodecimo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
George Bernard Shaw’s The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion (1916), presented under the satirical pseudonym John Tanner, is a concise tract advocating radical social and personal transformation. In this work, Shaw argues that true revolution requires more than institution-level change; it demands the cultivation of a "Superman"—an individual shaped by conscious evolution rather than inherited convention. Emphasizing that revolutions often merely shift power ("Revolutions have never lightened the burden of tyranny; they have only shifted it to another shoulder"), Shaw critiques conventional social structures such as property and marriage, positing that humanity must intentionally redefine itself to meet modern challenges.
The Revolutionist’s Handbook and Pocket Companion.
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