{"product_id":"plays-unpleasant-widowers-housesthe-philanderermrs-warrens-profession-9780140437935","title":"Plays Unpleasant: Widowers' Houses\/The Philanderer\/Mrs. Warren's Profession","description":"\u003cb\u003eExclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's volume of \"unpleasant\" plays, \u003ci\u003eWidowers' Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philanderer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMrs. Warren's Profession\u003c\/i\u003e--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003ePlays Unpleasant\u003c\/i\u003e, Shaw issued a radical challenge to his audiences' complacency and exposed social evils through his dramatization of the moral conflicts between youthful idealism and economic reality, promiscuity and marriage, and the duties of women to others and to themselves. His first play, \u003ci\u003eWidowers' Houses\u003c\/i\u003e, depicts Harry Trench's dilemma on learning that the inheritance of his fiancée comes from her father's income as a slum landlord. In \u003ci\u003eThe Philanderer\u003c\/i\u003e, charismatic Leonard Charteris proposes marriage to Grace, while he is still involved with the beautiful Julia Craven--who is not inclined to give him up so easily. And in \u003ci\u003eMrs. Warren's Profession\u003c\/i\u003e, Vivie Warren is forced to reconsider her own future when she discovers that her mother's immoral earnings funded her genteel upbringing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the definitive text under the editorial supervision of Dan H. Laurence. This volume includes Shaw's prefaces, cast lists from the first productions of the plays, and a list of his principal works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140437935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.82h x 5.08w x 0.74d","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52107744379061,"sku":"9780140437935","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_72639cfc-cc11-4a34-a6b5-bb554aea55ef.jpg?v=1765862113","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/plays-unpleasant-widowers-housesthe-philanderermrs-warrens-profession-9780140437935","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}