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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"The Importance of Being Earnest" displays Wilde's wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best. This edition includes an appendix that restores the missing material from the original four-act version, as well as two other plays, "Lady Windermere's Fan" and "Salom." Revised reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A universal favorite, <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its brilliant best. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happiness, and makes riposte the highest form of art. Also included in this special collection are Wilde's first comedy success, <i>Lady Windermere's Fan</i>, and his richly sensual melodrama, <i>Salome</i>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Oscar Wilde</b> (1854-1900) was an Irish writer, poet, and playwright. His novel, <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i>, brought him lasting recognition, and he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era with a series of witty social satires, including his masterpiece, <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>.

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