{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-earnest-9780380012770","title":"The Importance of Being Earnest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe full text of Oscar Wilde's beloved comedy of manners, including exclusive commentary, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and excerpts from the original four-act version.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Importance of Being Earnest\u003c\/em\u003e shows a full measure of Oscar Wilde's\u003cbr\u003elegendary wit, and embodies more than any of his other plays his decency and\u003cbr\u003ewarmth. \u003cbr\u003eThis edition contains substantial excerpts from the original four-act\u003cbr\u003eversion which was never produced, as well as the full text of the final\u003cbr\u003ethree-act version, selections from Wilde's correspondence, and commentary by\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw, Max Beerbohm, St. John Hankin, and James Agate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is exquisitely trivial, a delicate bubble of fancy and it has its philosophy; that we should treat all trivial things of life seriously, and all the serious things of life with sincere and studied triviality.\" -Oscar Wilde\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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 - \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBorn in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: \u003cem\u003eAn Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLady Windermere's Fan.\u003c\/em\u003e Among his best known stories are \u003cem\u003eThe Picture of Dorian Gray\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Canterville Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615419961618,"sku":"9780380012770","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd6d1091-2096-4a5c-b5e1-5e1c0f541fed.jpg?v=1766485809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-earnest-9780380012770","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}