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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Novel for Serious People
Novelization of Oscar Wilde's Play
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 c...more
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 c...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
May 1st 2000
by St. Martin's Press
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The play focuses on the situational comedy, turning Jack's alibi into his trouble with the "help" of his friend, Algy. With some twists and turns a bit forced, "The Importance of Being Earnest" still manages to be an enjoyable read, making you drop a laugh here and there.
Being quite short, it doesn't lose its charm and it doesn't get to be boring or tedious. I'd recommend it :)
Being quite short, it doesn't lose its charm and it doesn't get to be boring or tedious. I'd recommend it :)
This book was recommended to me, but I didn't particularly care for it that much. I think if you like classics, this book would be more enjoyable for you than it was for me.
Love it. Very funny, very Oscar.
This was so funny and amusing and just plain lovely to read.
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Such a funny read, full of british humor. Charles Osborne has adapted Oscar Wilde's play into a reader-friendly novel. Another quick, 159-page book. The main characters are like-able, ridiculous and bent on creating chaos with the tangled webs they weave which left me laughing outright at least a half-dozen times. Great satire that pokes fun at itself.
An uproarious combination of William Shakespeare and Monty Python.
A terrific novelization of Wilde's classic play.
A terrific novelization of Wilde's classic play.
The movie was so close to the book, that it was difficult to get the picture out of my head while reading. But all in all, both are simply delightful.
This is a good play. I love situations like this, where satirical writing inspires such laughter. Good stuff.
The funniest play I have ever read! Can't go wrong with Oscar Wilde!
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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 E...more
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