Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

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01/13/23

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175m

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Mrs. Warren's Profession, George Bernard Shaw turns a drawing-room visit into a razor-sharp confrontation with the economics of respectability. Vivie Warren is young, brilliant, and determined to build an independent life through hard work and clear thinking. But when she finally spends time with her mother, Kitty Warren, the polished story of success that has always hovered at the edge of their relationship begins to crack. A few well-placed acquaintances gather around them - including the charming, unreliable Frank Gardner; his prudent father, the Reverend Samuel Gardner; and the wealthy, predatory Sir George Crofts - and each brings a different version of what society calls virtue, ambition, and survival. As secrets are forced into the open, Vivie must decide what kind of adult she will be, and what she owes to family, money, and a world built on double standards. Bold, witty, and unsettling, Shaw's play examines how poverty, power, and hypocrisy can shape lives, especially for women, and asks whether moral judgment is ever separable from the conditions that make certain choices seem inevitable.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:40:11) Chapter 02

(01:31:02) Chapter 03

(02:07:05) Chapter 04

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Arms and The Man by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to the gallant Sergius Saranoff, hero of the recent Bulgarian victory over the Serbs. But she is distracted by the abrupt arrival of Captain Bluntschli, a Swiss mercenary who fought for the Serbian army. He takes refuge in her bedroom after the battle and although he is initially threatening, reveals that he carries chocolate creams instead of bullets. Will Raina marry the posturing Sergius or the chocolate cream soldier? Extra intrigue is provided by saucy servant girl Louka, her dour fiance Nicola, and Raina's hand-wringing parents.

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(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:47:31) Chapter 02

(01:41:52) Chapter 03

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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

January 17, 2023

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Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw audiobook.

Genre: drama

Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. It tells the story of Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics (based on phonetician Henry Sweet), who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Doolittle grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and declares she will marry Freddy Eynsford-Hill – a young, poor, gentleman. - The play was later the basis for the successful movie adaptation 'My Fair Lady' with Audrey Hepburn as Eliza and Rex Harrison as Prof. Higgins.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:10:18) Chapter 2

(00:25:23) Chapter 3

(01:09:20) Chapter 4

(01:32:34) Chapter 5

(01:46:36) Chapter 6

(02:24:48) Chapter 7

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