The Importance of Being Earnest
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Mr Worthing invents a brother, Earnest, as an excuse to leave his dull life behind him to pursue Gwendolyn. While across town Algernon Montecrieff decides to take the name Earnest, when visiting Worthing’s young ward Cecily. The real fun and confusion begins when the two end up together and their deceptions are in danger of being revealed.
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Oscar Wilde was born in 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. He is best known for his poetry, plays, including The Importance of Being Earnest, and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde also wrote a popular collection of stories for children called The Happy Prince and Other Tales. In the years since their publication, the stories in that collection-including The Selfish Giant-have been dramatized through radio, film, and dance worldwide.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781528705516
- Publication Date
- June 27, 2018
- Publisher
- Read & Co. Classics
- Page Count
- 117
- Audience
- Adult
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