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 produed, as well as the full test 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.
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The Importance of Being Earnest |
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27 | (83) |
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110 | (3) |
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Excerpts from Four-Act Version |
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113 | (19) |
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132 | (27) |
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132 | (4) |
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``The Importance of Being Earnest'' |
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136 | (4) |
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``The Collected Plays of Oscar Wilde'' |
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140 | (12) |
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``Oscar Wilde and the Theatre'' |
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152 | (7) |
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| Bibliography |
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