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George Bernard Shaw was born on July 26, 1856. At his ten he was sent to school but he received from there a scanty education. Most of his cultural background he owed to his mother. At the age of 15 Shaw worked for five years as a clerk in a land agent's office. Then he went to London with his mother where he now and then earned a few shillings but never a living. Here he became an active member of the Fabian Society which was founded in 1884. From 1873 to 1883 Shaw tried to become a novelist by writing four novels. But they were a failure and failure made him a playwright. His play 'Widower's House' published in 1893 made a mild hit. Afterward Shaw wrote play after play. Among them, Arms and the Man (1895) Candide (1895), Man and Superman (1903), Saint Joan (1923) are famous. In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his great contribution in literature. Three weeks after his ninety fifth birthday George Bernard Shaw died.
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Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.
The passage deals with the life of great Irish dramatist G.B. Shaw. He did not have enough education in his early age. He had to do the job of a clerk. Again he has to leave it to get fully involved in literary work. Unfortunately in the early age of his literary career, his novels could not get success at all. But he did not lose hope. He started writing play. His earnest endeavour finally gave him opportunity to write world famous plays like "Arms and the Man", "Man and Superman" etc. For theše great literary works, he became a Nobel-winning playwright in 1925.
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