The Importance of Being Ernest

The Importance of Being Earnest shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's legendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays, his decency and warmth. This edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act version which was never produed, as well as the full test of the final three-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by George Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.

Introduction	p. 9
The Importance of Being Earnest	p. 27
From Wilde's Letters	p. 110
Excerpts from Four-Act Version	p. 113
Commentaries	p. 132
George Bernard Shaw: "An Old New Play"	p. 132
Max Beerbohm: "The Importance of Being Earnest"	p. 136
St. John Hankin: "The Collected Plays of Oscar Wilde"	p. 140
James Agate: "Oscar Wilde and the Theatre"	p. 152
Bibliography	p. 159
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The Importance of Being Ernest

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