wealthy Lydia Carew.Lydia,drawn by sheer animal magnetism, eventually consentsto marry despite the disparity oftheir social positions This breachofpropriety isnulifed by theunpresaged 5 discovery that Cashel is ofnoble lineage and heir to a fortune comparable to Lydia's.With those barriers to happiness removed,the couple settles downto prosaic family life with Lydia dominant. Cashel attainsa seat in Parliament.In this novel Shaw first expresses his conviction that productive land and all other natural resources should belong to everyone in common,rather than being owned and exploited privately.The book was written in the year when Shaw first heard the lectures of Henry George who advocated such eformswealthy Lydia Carew. Lydia, drawn by sheer animal magnetism, eventually consents to marry despite the disparity of their social positions. This breach of propriety is nullified by the unpresaged discovery that Cashel is of noble lineage and heir to a fortune comparable to Lydia's. With those barriers to happiness removed, the couple settles down to prosaic family life with Lydia dominant; Cashel attains a seat in Parliament. In this novel Shaw first expresses his conviction that productive land and all other natural resources should belong to everyone in common, rather than being owned and exploited privately. The book was written in the year when Shaw first heard the lectures of Henry George who advocated such reforms. 5’ 5’