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An edition of The Importance of Being Earnest (1893)

The Importance of Being Earnest

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  • ★★★★ 4.09 ·
  • 46 Ratings
  • 191 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 62 Have read

"Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Earnest, while Algernon has also posed as Earnest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend--the "rivals" to fight for Earnest's undivided attention and the "Earnests" to claim their beloveds--pandemonium breaks loose"--Page 4 of cover.

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Prestwick House, Prestwick House Inc.
Language
English
Pages
75

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Subjects
British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), English life, Readers, etiquette, love, manners, marriage, play, Children's fiction, Youth, fiction, Drama, Foundlings, Identity (Psychology), Classic Literature, Comedias, English drama, English drama (Comedy), Expósitos, Fiction, Identidad (Psicología), Inglés, Libros de lectura, Social life and customs, Teatro, Comedy, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English literature, History and criticism, Literature, Movie novels, Man-woman relationships, Social norms, Aristocracy (Social class), Unterrichtseinheit, Dictionaries, English language, Spanish, Manners and customs, French, Mistaken identity, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Comics & graphic novels, literary, Courtship, Humor
People
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Salome (Biblical figure)
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London, England
Times
Victorian, 19th century

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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
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The Importance of Being Earnest
2006, Prestwick House, Prestwick House Inc.
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The importance of being earnest
2005, ICON Classics
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The importance of being earnest
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The Importance of Being Earnest: and Other Plays
2005, Pocket Books
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1997, La Spiga
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1895, S. French
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Edition Notes

"Unabridged'--Cover.

"Revised March, 2006"--Title page verso.

"This Prestwick House edition, is a slightly altered unabridged republication of The Importance of Being Earnest, published in 1919, by Boni Liveright, Inc. New York"--Title page verso.

Series
Prestwick House literary touchstone classics
Copyright Date
2005

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.8
Library of Congress
PR5818 .I4 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
75 pages ;
Number of pages
75

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26335724M
Internet Archive
importanceofbein00osca_0
ISBN 10
158049580X
ISBN 13
9781580495806
OCLC/WorldCat
70891979

Work Description

Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - Wikipedia

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