{"product_id":"a-woman-of-no-importance-9781513271255","title":"A Woman of No Importance","description":"\u003cp\u003eGerald Arbuthnot receives a promotion from Lord Illingworth, a worldly politician who has a sordid history of women, one of whom is Gerald's widowed mother. When their connection is revealed, the young man questions his past, present and future aspirations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a high-class party featuring a group of society's most illustrious citizens. In the midst of the event, Gerald Arbuthnot enters and announces his new position as secretary to the renown, Lord Illingworth. It's an exciting opportunity that pleases Miss Hester Worsley, an American visitor and admirer of Gerald. What should be a cause for celebration becomes an awkward moment of truth between Lord Illingworth and Gerald's mother, Mrs. Rachel Arbuthnot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in the late-nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e is a commentary on contemporary English society. One family's fa?ade is broken by a hidden truth testing the relationship of mother and son. It's a provocative tale about the power of seduction and political ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilde, Oscar:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOscar Wilde (1854-1900)\u003c\/b\u003e was a Dublin-born poet and playwright who studied at the Portora Royal School, before attending Trinity College and Magdalen College, Oxford. The son of two writers, Wilde grew up in an intellectual environment. As a young man, his poetry appeared in various periodicals including \u003ci\u003eDublin University Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1881, he published his first book \u003ci\u003ePoems\u003c\/i\u003e, an expansive collection of his earlier works. His only novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 1890 followed by the acclaimed plays \u003ci\u003eLady Windermere's Fan\u003c\/i\u003e (1893) and \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e (1895).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mint Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520326439186,"sku":"9781513271255","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a324f922-db96-4cca-b596-b9191a75c2a7.jpg?v=1731081293","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-woman-of-no-importance-9781513271255","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}