description: 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.
language: English
title: The Importance of Being Earnest; or, A Trivial Novel for Serious People
titlecomplete: The Importance of Being Earnest; or, A Trivial Novel for Serious People
genres: Classics, Theatre, Comedy, Plays, Humor, Young Adult, Classic Literature, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 279
publisher: Read How You Want