Loved itThere is very little in life that makes me as happy as The Importance of Being Earnest does.
The Importance of Being Earnest (1893)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Set in England during the late Victorian era, the play's humour derives in part from characters maintaining fictitious identities to escape unwelcome social obligations. It is replete with witty dialogue and satirises some of the foibles and hypocrisy of late Victorian society. It has proved Wilde's most enduringly popular play. - Wikipedia
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- 9781420952780
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Loved itI read it because my friend Sonia has been raving about it on and on and on and it's like her favorite novel and so I gave it a try and I loved it because it is so hilarious