Mrs. Warren's Profession: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 4 original MP3 tracks, 2:50:54 running time and a link to listen.
Mrs. Warren's Profession, credited to George Bernard Shaw, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw. Read in English by Phil Chenevert .Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902 but was banned after two performances because of the profession talked about. The play is about a former prostitute, now a madam (brothel proprietor), who attempts to come to terms with her disapproving daughter. It illustrates Shaw's belief that the act of prostitution was not caused by moral failure but by economic necessity. It also has a lot to say about the hypocrisy of English society that profited from many despised and illegal professions and used people in despicable ways but pretended to look down on them. This was probably why it was banned, not because of the 'profession' of Mrs. Warren, but because it exposed very highly placed people doing nasty things to make money. - Summary by phil chenevert and Wikipedia
Recording facts
- Recording title: Mrs. Warren's Profession
- Author credits: George Bernard Shaw
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 4
- Listed recording duration: 2:50:54
Track guide
- 01 - Act I — 40:11
- 02 - Act II — 50:51
- 03 - Act III — 36:03
- 04 - Act IV — 43:49
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