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In one play by this author, Lady Utterword explains how “the stables are the real centre of the household” while at the title home of inventor Captain Shotover. (20[3])The title character of one of this author’s plays chooses (20[1])her husband over the young poet (20[1])Eugene Marchbanks (20[1])as the (20[1])“weaker” (20[1])of the two. (20[2])One of this author’s characters is miserable about becoming a successful well-paid lecturer to the (*) moral (10[3])reform (10[1])society. (10[3])On (10[1])being asked for a walk (10[1])across the park, one of this author’s (10[1])protagonists exclaims “Walk? (10[2])Not bloody likely!” (10[8])That protagonist created by this author is first encountered selling flowers outside Covent (10[1])Garden. (10[1])For 10 points, name this Irish playwright who described Henry Higgins teaching Eliza Doolittle to speak “proper” in Pygmalion. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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