George Bernard Shaw (b.1856) left in his will the details for the creation of a new phonetic alphabet. This copy of Androcles and the Lion contains an example of the Shavian alphabet along with the English original. One of the purposes of the alphabet is to express accents in written text as well as be easier to write and print. Note the large margin on the left page; the Shavian alphabet takes up 1/3 less space and typesets rather well.