The Importance of Being Earnest: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest: 'The Importance of Being Earnest'
Rating: 4.20856102003643 (549 reviews)
Author: Oscar Wilde
ISBN: 9780140621723

by Oscar Wilde

4.2

(549 ratings)

84 pages109 editions1994Penguin BooksISBN 9780140621723

Fiction Drama

About this book

"Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Earnest, while Algernon has also posed as Earnest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend--the "rivals" to fight for Earnest's undivided attention and the "Earnests" to claim their beloveds--pandemonium breaks loose"--Page 4 of cover.

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1994
Pages: 84
ISBN: 9780140621723
Language: en
Editions: 109

About Oscar Wilde

An Irish writer, poet, and prominent aesthete. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet, and author of numerous short stories, and one novel. Known for his biting wit, and a plentitude of aphorisms, he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed, especially The Importance of Being Earnest. As the result of a widely covered series of trials, Wilde suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years hard labour after being convicted of "gross indecency" with other men. After Wilde was released from prison he set sail for Dieppe by the night ferry. He never returned to Ireland or Britain, and died in poverty.