The importance of being earnest

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    Running Time: 21042
    Publisher: Association for the Blind of W.A.,

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  • Author: Wilde, Oscar
    Contributor:

    Marsters, James

    ,

    Busch, Charles

    ,

    Wolf, Matthew

    Summary:

    This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a lost handbag. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, that name which inspires absolute confidence. Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language ...

    Genre: Classic fiction, Humorous fiction
    Subject(s): Manners and customs
    Original Publisher: Venice , L.A. Theatre Works
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781580815901

    ,

    1580815901

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DC Contributor

Marsters, James

Busch, Charles

Wolf, Matthew

Abstract

This final play from the pen of Oscar Wilde is a stylish send-up of Victorian courtship and manners, complete with assumed names, mistaken lovers, and a lost handbag. Jack and Algernon are best friends, both wooing ladies who think their names are Ernest, that name which inspires absolute confidence. Wilde's effervescent wit, scathing social satire, and high farce make this one of the most cherished plays in the English language ...

Genre
Classic fiction
Humorous fiction
Subject
Manners and customs
Publisher (Source)

Venice

L.A. Theatre Works

Not specified

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