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Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
The full text of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.
The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and warmth.
This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.
“It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.” –Oscar Wilde
160 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 31, 1973 |
| ISBN13 | 9780380012770 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 108 × 178 × 13 mm · 77 g |
| Language | English |
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