The importance of being earnest /
by Wilde, Oscar.
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BookSeries: Dover thrift editions: Description: viii, 54 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0486264785; 9780486264783.Subject(s): Identity (Psychology) -- Drama | Foundlings -- Drama | England -- DramaOnline resources: Publisher description Summary: ""First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'"" Reader's Ency 4th ed.
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""Unabridged and unaltered text of The importance of being earnest (first publication: Leonard Smithers & Co., London, 1890)""--T.p. verso.
""First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'"" Reader's Ency 4th ed.
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