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One of Bernard Shaw's early plays of social protest, Mrs Warren's Professionplaces the protagonist's decision to become a prostitute in the context of the appalling conditions for working class women in Victorian England. Faced with ill health, poverty, and marital servitude... Read Full Overview

The play is a pure tragedy about a permanent and quite plain human problem; the problem is as plain and permanent, the tragedy is as proud and pure, as in OEDIPUS or MACBETH. - G.K. Chesterton, GEORGE BERNARD SHAWCompleted in 1893, Shaw was forced to wait nine years before seeing... Read Full Overview

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter.

An unabridged edition of the four acts, to include the complete author's apology written prior to the play's first performance (1902) at the New Lyric Club, London.

Shaw believed that theatre audiences of the 1890s deserved more than the hollow spectacle and sham he saw displayed on the London stage. But he also recognized that people wanted to be entertained while educated, and to see purpose mixed with pleasure. In 'Mrs Warren's Profession',... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by the renowned Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and was first published in 1906. The play is a social commentary on the Victorian era's hypocrisy and the double standards that existed between men and women. The story revolves... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by the renowned Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and first published in 1906. The play centers around the character of Mrs. Kitty Warren, a successful brothel owner who has become wealthy through her business. When her daughter,... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren, a former prostitute and current brothel owner, is described as 'on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman.' Vivie, an intelligent and pragmatic young woman who has just graduated from university, has come home to get acquainted with... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. It is a problem play, offering... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. It is a problem play, offering... Read Full Overview

Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth. The clash of these two strong-willed, but culturally constrained... Read Full Overview

Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth. The clash of these two strong-willed, but culturally constrained... Read Full Overview

Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth. The clash of these two strong-willed, but culturally constrained... Read Full Overview

Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth.

Read the controversial play that caused an international sensation when it was first performed. George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession takes a frank and matter-of-fact look at the world's oldest profession and makes an explicit link between the second-class citizenship... Read Full Overview

Middle-aged Mrs. Warren is a madam, proprietress of a string of successful brothels. Her daughter, Vivie, is a modern young woman, but not so modern that she's not shocked to discover the source of her mother's wealth. The clash of these two strong-willed, but culturally constrained... Read Full Overview

Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw. The story revolves around a young woman named Vivie Warren, who discovers that her mother, Mrs. Warren, has made her fortune by running a chain of brothels. The play explores the themes of morality, social class,... Read Full Overview