The importance of being earnest : a trivial comedy for serious people
"First published 1899 in the United Kingdom. Drawing room comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society with plot revolving around amorous pursuits of two men who face social obstacles when they woo young ladies of quality. This play 'is noted for its witty lines, its clever situations, and its satire on the British nobility and clergy.'" Reader's Ency 4th ed
Drama
224 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 22 cm.
9781551116945, 1551116944
445232421
Oscar Wilde: A Brief Chronology
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
App. A. Playbills for The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
App. B. Reactions and Reviews
App. C. Ada Leverson's "The Advisability of Not Being Brought Up in a Handbag" (1895)
App. D. Three Works by Gilbert and Sullivan
App. E. From J. G. F. Nicholson, Love in Earnest (1892)
App. F. Conduct Manuals
App. G. On Dandyism and on Wilde as a Dandy
App. H. Other Works by Wilde
App. I. From the Original Four-Act Version