The Importance of Being Earnest

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

9

(18)

The Importance of Being Earnest

27

(83)

From Wilde's Letters

110

(3)

Excerpts from Four-Act Version

113

(19)

Commentaries

132

(27)

``An Old New Play''

132

(4)

George Bernard Shaw

``The Importance of Being Earnest''

136

(4)

Max Beerbohm

``The Collected Plays of Oscar Wilde''

140

(12)

St. John Hankin

``Oscar Wilde and the Theatre''

152

(7)

James Agate

Bibliography

159

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The Importance of Being Earnest

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