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The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays
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Hardback Macmillan Collectors Library English
By (author) Oscar Wilde , Introduction by Ned Halley


The four great comedies of Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermeres Fan, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, were all written at the height of the controversial Irish authors powers in his last, doomed decade, the 1890s. They remain among the most-loved, and most-quoted, of all drama in the English language. Along with Salome, his darkly decadent dramatization of the Bible story, these immortal plays continue to pack theatres, and have been adapted for every kind of media.

This Macmillan Collectors Library edition of The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Plays echoes the book form in which Wilde originally insisted his plays were published, and includes illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley and an afterword by Ned Halley.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.


Product details

Format Hardback | 472 pages
Dimensions 104 x 157 x 28mm | 252g
Publication date 23 Mar 2017
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Macmillan Collectors Library
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
Edition Statement Reissue
ISBN10 1509827846
ISBN13 9781509827848
Bestsellers rank 43,443