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Fairy Tale RetellingsFairy Tales & Folklore

Androcles and the Lion

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  • 1913 first published
  • 157 pages
  • 80 editions
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George Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (1913) is a fairy-tale retelling and folklore and fairy tales play. Readers will find themes of spelling reform, shaw alphabet, Christianity and Drama.

10 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 80 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 157 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Androcles and the Lion

Based on the fable about a Greek tailor's conversion to Christianity, his befriending of a lion, and gladiatorial experience in Nero's Coliseum.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Spelling reform
  • Shaw alphabet
  • British and irish drama, Dramatic works by one author
  • Christianity
  • Drama
  • Fables
  • Fairy tales, adaptations
  • Controversial literature
  • English drama

Quick answers

Who wrote Androcles and the Lion?

Androcles and the Lion was written by George Bernard Shaw and first published in 1913.

What genre is Androcles and the Lion?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is Androcles and the Lion?

The median edition has 157 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Androcles and the Lion?

Readers who like it often enjoy Black Beauty, Le chat botté and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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