Mrs. Warren's Profession

Mrs. Warren's Profession

by George Bernard Shaw
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 12/04/2019

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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 social commentary to illustrate Shaw's belief that the act of prostitution was not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity. Elements of the play were borrowed from Shaw's 1882 novel Cashel Byron's Profession, about a man who becomes a boxer due to limited employment opportunities.

ISBN:
1230003167090
1230003167090
Category:
Fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-04-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Rastro Books
George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856 and moved to London in 1876. He initially wrote novels then went on to achieve fame through his career as a journalist, critic and public speaker. A committed and active socialist, he was one of the leaders of the Fabian Society. He was a prolific and much lauded playwright and was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. He died in 1950.

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