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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

Oscar Wilde

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 89 pages

The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners by Oscar Wilde. Two young men adopt the name Ernest to escape social duties, leading to mistaken identities and humorous twists. Its witty dialogue and satire of Victorian society make it a pleasure to hear.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. The Importance of Being Earnest
  2. A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
  3. THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
  4. THE SCENES OF THE PLAY
  5. LONDON: ST. JAMES’S THEATRE
  6. FIRST ACT
  7. SECOND ACT
  8. THIRD ACT
  9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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