Social and problem plays

5 books

JusticeJohn Galsworthy · 1910A 1910 play by John Galsworthy about a junior law clerk who plans to flee with a woman fleeing her abusive husband, and the legal and prison system that follows. It opens in a solicitor's office where Ruth Honeywill arrives seeking the clerk Falder.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Man and Superman: A Comedy and a PhilosophyBernard Shaw · 1903A 1903 play by Bernard Shaw, presented as a Don Juan drama exploring the relations between men and women. It combines comedy with philosophy, examining sexual attraction and the conflict between individual instinct and social institutions.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Mrs. Warren's ProfessionBernard Shaw · 1902A play by George Bernard Shaw, published with an author's apology in 1902, about Mrs. Warren, a woman in the prostitution trade, and the poverty and social conditions that shape her choices.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

PygmalionBernard Shaw · 1913Pygmalion is a 1913 play by Bernard Shaw, published here with the author's preface. It follows Professor Higgins, a phonetics expert who undertakes to transform Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, by teaching her to speak like a lady.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Shewing-up of Blanco PosnetBernard Shaw · 1909A 1909 play by Bernard Shaw, presented as a religious tract in dramatic form, with a preface criticizing the British stage censorship and recounting a parliamentary committee's inquiry into it.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية