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    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)
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    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day.

    In Wilde’s classic play The Importance of Being Earnest, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff discover the perils of love, assumed identities, and telling the truth. (Summary by Toby Paradis and Wikipedia)

    LibriVox cast:
    John Worthing, J.P. - Hans-Stefan Ducharme
    Algernon Moncrieff - Simon Ferland
    Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. - Toby Paradis
    Merriman, Butler - Toby Paradis
    Lane, Manservant - Toby Paradis
    Lady Bracknell - Sarah Farnham
    Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax - Nyssa Gatcombe
    Cecily Cardew - Rebecca Bailey
    Miss Prism, Governess - Eileen Nadeau
    Sound Tech - Keagan Rae
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)
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    Oscar Wilde

    Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.

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