Witty, iconoclastic, and sometimes unpleasantly politically controversial, this famed literary figure left a portion of his meager estate for the creation of a new English alphabet in which spelling would be made consistent with pronunciation. When one of his works began to earn substantial posthumous royalties, his relatives contested the will, but an alphabet was created and named for the gentleman. Who was he, what was the successful work, and can you give a site for the alphabet?

someothername

GB Shaw my fair lady. Jul 29 05, 6:31 PM

lanfranco

Lovely, som, and very quick. But all I want is a site or two, something quick, with the alphabet, too. (You can forget the enormous chair and the choc'lates.) Jul 29 05, 6:38 PM

someothername

The Shavian alphabet was devised by Kingsley Read for a prize of £500. Shaw's will also stipulated that his play Androcles and the Lion should be printed in the wining alphabet (sic). http://www.omniglot.com/writing/shavian.htm Jul 29 05, 6:58 PM

lanfranco

Loverley! Or should that be "Luvverly"? I should add, in case anyone hasn't guessed, that Shaw's play "Pygmalion" generated a small fortune in royalties when it was turned into "My Fair Lady." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw Jul 29 05, 7:14 PM