*** start of the project gutenberg ebook 1097 *** mrs warrens profession by george bernard shaw 1894 with the authors apology (1902) the authors apology mrs warrens profession has been performed at last, after a delay of only eight years; and i have once more shared with ibsen the triumphant amusement of startling all but the strongest-headed of the london theatre critics clean out of the practice of their profession. no author who has ever known the exultation of sending the press ...