Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mass Market Paperback
(Digireads.com Jan. 1, 2005)
"The Importance of Being Earnest," considered to be one of Oscar Wilde best plays, is a comedic satire of Victorian England. It is the story of Jack Worthing who lives in the country with his ward Cecily Cardew. Jack invents a brother named Ernest so that he has an excuse to travel to London to woo a woman, Gwendolen Fairfax. At the same time Jack's good friend, Algernon Moncrieff pretends to be Ernest so that he can woo Jack's ward, Cecily. A comedy of confusion is the result in Oscar Wilde's classic play.
- ISBN
- 1420925954 / 9781420925951
- Pages
- 80
- Weight
- 3.21 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 0.19
in.