The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People by Oscar Wilde

"The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People" by Oscar Wilde is a play first performed in 1895. Two young gentlemen lead double lives, each pretending to be named Ernest to escape social duties and win the hearts of their beloveds. Filled with sharp wit and clever wordplay, the farcical comedy gently mocks Victorian society through memorable characters including the formidable Lady Bracknell. The play parodies theatrical conventions while exploring themes of identity, deception, and the absurdities of proper society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
Title The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
Credits David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject England -- Drama
Subject Identity (Psychology) -- Drama
Subject Foundlings -- Drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 844
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Nov 10, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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