An edition of The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
(1893)
The importance of being Earnest
a trivial comedy for serious people
French's standard library ed.
by Oscar Wilde
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Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - Wikipedia
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
2016, Wisehouse Classics
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9176372081 9789176372081
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The Importance of Being Earnest
Jul 07, 2013, Simon & Brown
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1613823258 9781613823255
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The importance of being Earnest: a trivial comedy for serious people
1895, S. French
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rec 20000321 jof c.1
cat DeptT&MA 20031022 vb c.2
20110719 asg Damaged:blue pen
20160318 sjh/crp Damaged:pencil
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