Project Gutenberg 2017-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 61 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Simons-Mees, J. A. Mrs. Warren's profession. Dutch Mevr. Warren's Bedrijf Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Warren%27s_Profession Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Mevr. Warren's Bedrijf" by George Bernard Shaw is a play written in the late 19th century. The work revolves around the complex relationship between Mrs. Warren and her daughter Vivie, examining themes of morality, social class, and the nature of work. The initial focus is on Vivie's exploration of her mother's past and the ethical implications of their lives. The opening of the play introduces us to a summer afternoon in the garden of a villa where Vivie Warren is reading when Mr. Praed arrives, looking for her mother. Their exchange reveals Vivie's pragmatic and independent nature as she expresses her disinterest in conventional expectations and socially romantic ideas. When Mrs. Warren arrives with Mr. Crofts, the dynamics between them suggest underlying tensions related to Vivie's upbringing and the contrasts between her ideals and her mother's world. The scene sets the tone for a deep exploration of family, identity, and societal norms that will unfold as the play progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Working class women -- Great Britain -- Drama Prostitutes -- Great Britain -- Drama Prostitution -- Great Britain -- Drama Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 268246 2025-06-21T13:46:34.411380 text/html 250084 2024-10-23T01:45:32 text/html 273567 2025-06-21T13:46:43.301375 application/epub+zip 277051 2025-06-21T13:46:37.354430 application/epub+zip 153896 2025-06-21T13:46:36.025384 application/epub+zip 366802 2025-06-21T13:46:46.704387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334182 2025-06-21T13:46:41.925356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211637 2022-09-24T16:57:13.258139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 181721 2023-09-23T10:16:30.561030 text/plain 161870 2024-10-23T01:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16974 2025-06-21T13:46:46.873306 application/rdf+xml 17500 2025-06-21T13:46:36.153404 image/jpeg 2391 2025-06-21T13:46:36.091356 image/jpeg 258030 2025-06-21T13:46:34.444417 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia