Offers newly edited texts of five of the British playwright's works, including the great farcial comedy The Importance of Being Earnest.. Reissue.
I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hyprocrisy. algernon (looks at her in amazement): Oh! Of course I have been rather reckless. cecily: I am glad to ...
A Woman of No Importance: A Play
This collection also features two other plays that Wilde penned earlier in his career, LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN and AN IDEAL HUSBAND, that also display his ability to convey warmth and wit through his hilarious characters and their outlandish ...
Beautiful, aristocratic, an adored wife and young mother, Lady Windermere is 'a fascinating puritan' whose severe moral code leads her to the brink of social suicide.
Gathered in the collection "The Importance of Being Earnest and Five Other Plays" are "Lady Windermere's Fan," "A Woman of No Importance," and "An Ideal Husband," all of which speak to Wilde's satirical tone and attitude toward the ...
Each volume in a collection of affordable, readable editions of some of the world's greatest works of literature features a chronology of the author's life and career, a concise introduction containing valuable background information, a ...
Three classic plays, including Wilde's most famous play which attacks Victorian manners and morals.
The Plays of Oscar Wilde
The personal narrative of a Sioux medicine man reveals his way of life, his role as a holy man among the Lakota, and his relationship with the whites. Reissue.
I hope you have not been leading a double life , pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time . That would be hypocrisy . ALGERNON ( looks at her in amazement ) Oh ! Of course I have been rather reckless .