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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

Oscar Wilde - Author

Sylvan Barnet - Introduction by

Elise Bruhl - Afterword by

Michael Gamer - Afterword by

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ISBN 9780451531896 | 240 pages | 07 Feb 2012 | Signet Classic | 6.49 x 4.29in | 18 - AND UP
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A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its brilliant best. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, Lady Windermere's Fan, and his richly sensual melodrama, Salome.



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