English literature in Reclam's red series: this is the English original text - with word explanations at the bottom of each page, a postscript, and literary references. In the preface to his comedy, Bernard Shaw writes: "It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without some other Englishman’s hate or contempt being directed at him. German and Spanish are accessible to foreigners; English is not even accessible to Englishmen." Professor Henry Higgins believes that a person's social status is a function of their language, and he aims to prove this by giving speech lessons to a London flower seller and successfully passing her off as a duchess after her training. English reading: level B2 (GER).