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    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)

    Written by Oscar Wilde

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," and has proved immensely popular since its first performance in 1895. The play certainly has its farcical and comic elements, such as the witty banter exchanged by the characters and the flippant attitude towards love and marriage that characterizes the action. However, the play also explores more serious themes through the central story of Jack Worthing's search for his identity. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

    Cast
    John Worthing: Dublin Gothic
    Algernon Moncrieff: John Fricker
    Rev. Chasuble: Martin Geeson
    Merriman: mb
    Lane: Algy Pug
    Lady Bracknell: Ruth Golding
    Gwendolyn Fairfax: Elizabeth Klett
    Cecily Cardew: Arielle Lipshaw
    Miss Prism: Carol Box
    Narrator: Tiffany Halla Colonna

    Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Importance of Being Earnest (version 3)
    Author

    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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